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GEM TEAM

GEM, comprised of the Secretariat, a diverse Governing Board, and an Advisory Board, strives collectively to enhance earthquake risk reduction globally. Operating from EUCENTRE in Pavia, Italy, our international Secretariat spearheads efforts in data development and hazard and risk assessment. Learn more about our team members below.

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Secretariat
Management
Support
Hazard Team
Risk Team
I.T.
Advisory Board
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Joerg Steffensen

Hannover Re

Chair

Sonia Talwar

Geological Survey of Canada

Vice Chair

Laurie Johnson

Laurie Johnson Consulting

Chair

Marco Pagani

Head of Seismic Hazards

Helen Crowley

Secretary General

Vitor Silva

Head of Risk Engineering

Paul Henshaw

Director of Tech. & Devt.

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Helen Crowley

Secretary General

Marco Pagani

Head of Seismic Hazards

Vitor Silva

Head of Risk Engineering

Paul Henshaw

Director of Tech. & Devt.

Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh

Physical Vulnerability Lead

Alejandro Calderon

Exposure Research Lead

Anirudh Rao

Seismic Risk Modelling Lead

Catalina Yepes

Exposure Development Lead

Catarina Costa

Infrastructure Risk Lead

Daniela González González

Exposure Analyst

Karim Aljawhari

Physical Vulnerability Modeller

Marco Baiguera

Exposure Analyst

Martina Caruso

Seismic Risk Modeller

Anna Rood

Seismic Hazard Scientist

Christopher Brooks

Seismic Hazard Scientist

Kendra Johnson

Senior Seismic Hazard Scientist

Kirsty Bayliss

Seismic Hazard Scientist

Manuela Villani

Senior Seismic Hazard Scientist

Richard Styron

Senior Active Faults Specialist

Fahrettin Kuran

PhD Student

Jarod Domenge

PhD Student

Naveen Ragu Ramalingam

PhD Student

Zainab Assaad

PhD Student

Antonio Ettorre

Systems Administrator

Armando Scarpati

Frontend Developer

Matteo Nastasi

Senior Software Developer

Michele Simionato

Senior Software Developer

Paolo Tormene

Senior Software Developer

Amir Taherian

PhD Student

Fatemeh Alishahiha

PhD Student

Furkan Narlitepe

PhD Student

Julian Montejo

PhD Student

Lana Todorovic

PhD Student

Salvador Ramos

PhD Student

Zarin Karim Zadeh

PhD Student

Astha Poudel

PostDoc Researcher

Mara Mita

PostDoc Researcher

Chiara Pigoli

Accounting and Administrative Officer

Jephraim Oro

Communications Coordinator

Jessica Campo

Administrative and Social Media Assistant

Pratim Parash Kalita

Product Manager

Andres Abarca

Product Management

Beatrice Giorgi

Human Resources

Ettore Festa

Health and Safety Manager

Giuseppe Lombardi

Human Resources

John Schneider

Senior Advisor

Simone Aliprandi

Contracts and Licensing Advisor

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Public Governors

BGS-NERC

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

GeoScience Australia

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Taiwan Earthquake Model-TEM

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Department of Civil Protection

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Geological Survey of Canada

Member

Public Governor Sponsor.
Voting Member and Vice-chair

National Society for Earthquake Technology-NSET

Member

Public Sponsor. Non-Voting Member

United States Agency for International Development-USAID

Member

Public Sponsor. Non-Voting Member

GNS Science

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

State Secretariat for Education and Research

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Private Partners

Governors

Allianz

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Factory Mutual Insurance - FM

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Munich Re

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Swiss Re

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Aon

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Hannover Re

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor.
Voting Member and Chair

PartnerRe

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Verisk

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

EUCENTRE

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Marsh McLennan/Guy Carpenter

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

RMS

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Willis Towers Watson

Sponsor

Private Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Advisors

AXA

Sponsor

Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member

Gallagher Re

Sponsor

Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member

Safehub

Sponsor

Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member

CelsiusPro

Sponsor

Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member

NormanMax Insurance Solutions

Sponsor

Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member

Descartes Underwriting

Sponsor

Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member

One Concern

Sponsor

Advisor Sponsor. Non-Voting Member

Associate Partners

APDIM

Member

Associate. Non-Voting Member

IASPEI

Member

Associate. Non-Voting Member

UNESCO

Member

Associate. Non-Voting Member

EERI

Member

Associate. Non-Voting Member

IRDR

Member

Associate. Non-Voting Member

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Member

Associate. Non-Voting Member

IAEE

Member

Associate. Non-Voting Member

UNDRR

Member

Associate. Non-Voting Member

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