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

Zainab Asaad
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 Asaad
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 Asaad
PhD Student
Iran
Giuseppe Lombardi
Human Resources
Italy