Our people & partners

We believe a better future is possible. Together, we can build a more resilient world.

Working hand in hand with our team of cross-disciplinary experts, 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 people

Leadership

Kathy Baughman McLeod

Director, Arsht-Rock

Jorge Gastelumendi

Director, Global Policy

Geraldine Henrich-Koenis

Director, Communications

Rosemary Mann

Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

Capricia Penavic Marshall

Ambassador-in-Residence, Atlantic Council

Kurt Shickman

Director, Extreme Heat Initiative

Christina Stanton

Director of Staff, Operations, and Strategy

Staff

Yuval Baharav

Assistant Director, Extreme Heat Initiative

Morgan Brown

Deputy Director, Individual Resilience Initiative

Jessica Dabrowski

Deputy Director, Communications

Patti Daino

Program Manager

Valentina Maria Deshler

Project Assistant

Kathleen Euler

Social Media Specialist

Owen Gow

Associate Director, Extreme Heat Initiative

Shayne Hayes

Associate Director, Video Game Initiative

Rick Miller

Deputy director, Resilience Hubs

Nidhi Upadhyaya

Deputy Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

Catherine Wallace

Associate Director of Communications

Rebecca Weaver

Associate Director, Development Operations

Nonresident Senior Fellows

Aaron Bernstein

Interim Director, Harvard C-CHANGE

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

Maryam Golnaraghi

Director of Climate Change and Emerging Environmental Risks, the Geneva Association

Jeff Goodell

Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone

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

Rebecca Scheurer

Director, Humanitarian Initiatives

Grant Shonkwiler

Game Designer/Producer/Consultant, Shonkventures

Daniel Stander

Senior Advisor, UNDP

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

Vikram Widge

Senior Advisor, Climate Finance, Climate Policy Initiative

Trevin York

Senior Fellow

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.

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.