Catalina Yepes Estrada is a Senior Seismic Risk Modeller at the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation in Pavia, Italy. At GEM, Catalina is involved in developing, maintaining, and testing GEM’s Global Exposure model, Global Risk model, and the OpenQuake engine. With her experience working across multiple countries, Catalina has led several national and international projects related to earthquake risk assessment, seismic risk mitigation, and facilitating risk-informed decision-making processes. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (2008) and a Master's degree in Structural Engineering (2009) from the National University of Colombia. Additionally, she completed her Master's in Earthquake Engineering and Seismology at the University of Pavia, Italy (ROSE School, 2013).