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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

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.

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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

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Karim Aljawhari

Physical Vulnerability Modeller

Palestine

GEM Organisational Chart

Member

Pratim Parash Kalita

Product Manager

India

Member

Public Governors

BGS-NERC

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

GeoScience Australia

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Taiwan Earthquake Model-TEM

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

Department of Civil Protection, Italy

Member

Public Governor Sponsor.
Voting Member and Vice-chair

National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience

Member

Public Governor Sponsor. Voting Member

United States Agency for International Development-USAID

Member

Public Sponsor. Non-Voting Member

GNS Science

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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Karim Aljawhari

Physical Vulnerability Modeller

Palestine

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Member

Pratim Parash Kalita

Product Manager

India

Member

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