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.
Joerg Steffensen
Hannover Re
Chair
Daniela Di Bucci
Department of Civil Protection, Italy
Vice Chair
Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson Consulting
Chair
Helen Crowley
Secretary General
Marco Pagani
Head of Seismic Hazards
Vitor Silva
Head of Risk Engineering
Paul Henshaw
Director of Tech. & Devt.
Christopher Brooks
Seismic Hazard Scientist
United Kingdom
Kendra Johnson
Senior Seismic Hazard Scientist
United States
Kirsty Bayliss
Seismic Hazard Scientist
United Kingdom
Manuela Villani
Senior Seismic Hazard Scientist
Italy
Richard Styron
Senior Active Faults Specialist
United States
Fahrettin Kuran
IUSS Pavia
Iran
Jarod Domenge
University of Milano Bicocca
France
Naveen Ragu Ramalingam
IUSS Pavia
India
Zainab Assaad
IUSS Pavia
Iran
Antonio Ettorre
Systems Administrator
Italy
Armando Scarpati
Frontend Developer
Italy
Matteo Nastasi
Senior Software Developer
Italy
Michele Simionato
Senior Software Developer
Italy
Paolo Tormene
Senior Software Developer
Italy
Amir Taherian
University of Aveiro
Iran
Fatemeh Alishahiha
IUSS Pavia
Iran
Furkan Narlitepe
IUSS Pavia
Turkey
Julian Montejo
University of Chieti-Pescara
Colombia
Lana Todorovic
IUSS Pavia
Montenegro
Salvador Ramos
University of Aveiro
Mexico
Zarin Karim Zadeh
University of Aveiro
Iran
Astha Poudel
University of Lisbon
Greece
Mara Mita
University of Porto
Portugal
Chiara Pigoli
Accounting & Administrative Officer
Italy
Jephraim Oro
Communications Coordinator
Philippines
Jessica Campo
Administrative & Social Media Asst.
Italy
Pratim Parash Kalita
Product Manager
India
Beatrice Giorgi
Human Resources
Italy
Ettore Festa
Health and Safety Manager
Italy
Giuseppe Lombardi
Human Resources
Italy
Simone Aliprandi
Contracts and Licensing Advisor
Italy
Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh
Physical Vulnerability Lead
Lebanon
Alejandro Calderon
Exposure Research Lead
Costa Rica
Anirudh Rao
Seismic Risk Modelling Lead
India
Catalina Yepes
Exposure Development Lead
Colombia
Catarina Costa
Infrastructure Risk Lead
Portugal
Daniela González González
Exposure Analyst
Colombia
Karim Aljawhari
Physical Vulnerability Modeller
Palestine
Marco Baiguera
Exposure Analyst
Italy
Martina Caruso
Seismic Risk Modeller
Italy
Daniel Gomez
Exposure Analyst
Colombia
Helen Crowley
Secretary General
United Kingdom
Marco Pagani
Head of Seismic Hazards
Italy
Vitor Silva
Head of Risk Engineering
Portugal
Paul Henshaw
Director of Tech. & Devt.
United Kingdom
Mara Mita
PostDoc Researcher
Portugal
Naveen Ragu Ramalingam
PhD Student
India
Ettore Festa
Health and Safety Manager
Italy
Fatemeh Alishahiha
PhD Student
Iran
Fahrettin Kuran
PhD Student
Iran
Beatrice Giorgi
Human Resources
Italy
Daniel Gomez
Exposure Analyst
Colombia
Zainab Assaad
PhD Student
Iran
Giuseppe Lombardi
Human Resources
Italy
Public Governors
Private Partners
Governors
Advisors
Associate Partners
Mara Mita
PostDoc Researcher
Portugal
Naveen Ragu Ramalingam
PhD Student
India
Ettore Festa
Health and Safety Manager
Italy
Fatemeh Alishahiha
PhD Student
Iran
Fahrettin Kuran
PhD Student
Iran
Beatrice Giorgi
Human Resources
Italy
Daniel Gomez
Exposure Analyst
Colombia
Zainab Assaad
PhD Student
Iran
Giuseppe Lombardi
Human Resources
Italy