Our people & partners

Together, we’re building a more resilient world.

Working hand in hand with our Arsht-Rock team of cross-disciplinary experts, a global network of partners, and policymakers at all levels, we enable individuals, communities, and institutions to prepare for, navigate, and recover from natural and human-caused shocks and stresses, both expected and those not yet imagined.

Our team

Elena Ateva

Deputy Director of Heat, Health, and Gender

Krista Augustson

Special Projects

Yuval Baharav

Associate Director, Extreme Heat Initiative

Jessica Dabrowski

Deputy Director, Communications

Kathleen Euler

Social Media Specialist

Jorge Gastelumendi

Interim Director

Owen Gow

Associate Director, Extreme Heat Initiative

Shayne Hayes

Associate Director, Video Game Initiative

Stephanie Lasure

Deputy Director, Finance

Rick Miller

Deputy director, Resilience Hubs

Lilly Nichols

Project Assistant

Claire Phillips

Associate Director, Extreme Heat Initiative

Nidhi Upadhyaya

Deputy Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

Catherine Wallace

Associate Director of Communications

Rebecca Weaver

Associate Director, Development Operations

Kashvi Ajitsaria

Communications Project Assistant

Nonresident Senior Fellows, Advisors, and Partners

Francis Bouchard

Managing Director, Climate, Marsh McLellan

Bridget Carle

Vice President, North America, Public Sector Solutions at Swiss Re

Chance Glasco

Creative Director, Good Dog Studios

Ekhosuehi Iyahen

Secretary General, Insurance Development Forum

Richard Kurin

Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large, Smithsonian Institution

Eleni Myrivili

Global Chief Heat Officer, UN Habitat & Arsht-Rock

Reena Ninan

Founder, Good Trouble Productions

Marina Psaros

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Mauricio Rodas

Former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador

Grant Shonkwiler

Game Designer/Producer/Consultant, Shonkventures

Isabel Studer Noguez

Director, Alianza University of California-Mexico

Pablo Suarez

Associate Director, Research and Innovation, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

Nigel Topping

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Trevin York

Senior Fellow

Cristina Huidobro Tornvall

Chief Heat Officer, Santiago de Chile

Eugenia Kargbo

Chief Heat Officer, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Jane Gilbert

Chief Heat Officer, Miami, Florida

Krista Milne & Tiffany Crawford

Chief Heat Officers, Melbourne, Australia

Capricia Penavic Marshall

Ambassador-in-Residence, Atlantic Council

Sabrina Nagel

Senior Advisor for Global Policy and Public Finance

Our founder

Ms. Arsht spearheaded the creation of the Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience at The Atlantic Council. In 2019, the center was renamed the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center with the $30 million Rockefeller Foundation gift that she matched- supporting our people to accomplish Arsht-Rock’s mission.

Learn more about our founder, Adrienne Arsht

Our partners

Our Support & Implementation Partners Rely on Our Expertise

Given the scope and scale of the challenges we face, we cannot solve them alone. We collaborate with the most seasoned partners and experts in the world, working hand in hand to create the enabling conditions that allow for success in local and global efforts.