Jeff Schlegelmilch

At-a-Glance

Faculty Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia Climate School
Associate Professor of Practice in Climate at Columbia Climate School
Leads research, education, and policy work spanning community resilience, public health emergency preparedness, climate adaptation, and disaster recovery
Examines the economics of catastrophe, including how disaster risk is priced, transferred, and financed
Author of "Rethinking Readiness: A Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters"
Co-author of "Catastrophic Incentives: Why Our Approaches to Disasters Keep Falling Short"

Biography

Jeff Schlegelmilch serves as the Faculty Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness and an Associate Professor of Practice in Climate at the Columbia Climate School. His work focuses on the intersection of disaster preparedness, public health, and climate resilience, aiming to help communities, institutions, and decision-makers prepare for and recover from crises.