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  • Economic stewardship after disruption

    Economic stewardship after disruption

    In response to the pandemic, Australia and the United States introduced emergency policy settingsand unprecedented monetary stimulus as each navigated economic disruption and recession. Asthese measures unwind, both must now contend with increasing inflation and interest rates, andattend to the legacies of this period. Can our economies transition without further dislocation or isrecession inevitable? What Read more

  • The Cost Of Disasters Is Increasing In 2022 – Forbes

    The Cost Of Disasters Is Increasing In 2022 – Forbes

    My latest article for Forbes. The inflation rate already is increasing costs for American consumers. But there’s another reason for mounting prices—the huge bill for damages caused by the rise of extreme weather worsened by climate change. When a wildfire, tornado or hurricane causes damage, the flow of business is interrupted, infrastructure is damaged, supply Read more

  • What Have We Learned?

    What Have We Learned?

    It may be tempting to draw a line under the Covid-19 pandemic as the world returns to pre-pandemic life, but this would be a mistake for resilience professionals. Read more

  • Risk-In: Reevaluating the Risk and Resilience Status Quo

    Risk-In: Reevaluating the Risk and Resilience Status Quo

    I was at Risk-In22 today in Zurich, Switzerland to present about how to reevaluate the risk and resilience status quo. They invited a Ukrainian illustrator to visualize my presentation — such a cool initiative! My session was about informing the choices leadership must make in a post-Covid world by providing tactical insight on how to Read more

  • Reflecting Sunlight to Reduce Climate Risk

    Reflecting Sunlight to Reduce Climate Risk

    I was delighted to serve on the advisory committee for the newly released report from the Council on Foreign Relations, authored by Stewart Patrick. It describes the need for information and policy on reflecting sunlight from the atmosphere, or “solar climate intervention” (also called solar geoengineering) to reduce climate risks. You can read the full Read more

  • Americans Still Seeing Higher Prices And Empty Shelves – Forbes

    Americans Still Seeing Higher Prices And Empty Shelves – Forbes

    “Certain products have been unavailable for long stretches now. Even very basic and essential items are reportedly out of stock from diapers to chicken wings. Why is this happening? “The Covid-19 pandemic generally, and now the omicron variant specifically, is the overall reason. Omicron is so infectious that it is now sidelining many workers at once, even Read more