Who we are

ASRA is a unique initiative catalyzing the development of practical tools decision-makers need to effectively cope with and navigate polycrisis. We are home to a global network of risk thinkers and doers who are radically rethinking risk in order to improve policy and decision-making to the benefit of nature and humanity.

The Team

Ruth Richardson

Executive Director

Ajay Gambhir

Director of Systemic Risk Assessment

Hanna Asipovich

Director of Network Facilitation

Sarah Hendel-Blackford

Director of Systemic Risk Policy and Response

Zabrina Kjeldsen

Operations Manager

Kasia Murphy

Director of Communications

Phil Tovey

Director, Nature-Centric Approaches

The Network

Moritz von Knebel

Consultant, OECD.AI Observatory

Michael Adu Gyekye

Auxiliary Board Member, Africa Bridge

Tesse de Boer

Technical Advisor, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

Florian Ulrich Jehn

Data Science Lead, ALLFED

Robin Lamboll

Research Fellow, Imperial College London

David Manheim

Director of Policy and Research, ALTER

Anina Hartung

Officer, Resilient Development, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

Rhys Phillips

Senior Client Manager, nPlan

Tilman Räuker

Co-Director, Pivotal Research

Rebekah Richardson-Duffy

Climate Risk and Resilience Advisor, WSP Canada Inc.

Nico Wunderling

Researcher Potsdam-Institute for Climate Impact Research, Center for Critical Computational Studies

Joshua Williams

Team member, Civilization Research Institute

Jasper Verschuur

Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology

Guro Øren Skei

Philanthropy Partnership Operations Lead, Founders Pledge

Hunter Wardman

Senior Consultant Risk & Resilience, Aurecon

Taylor Winchell

Climate Adaptation Program Lead, Denver Water

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The Steering Committee

Elizabeth Cousens

President and CEO, UN Foundation

Lou Munden

Founder, TMP

Zora Kovacic

Senior Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Ayan Mahamoud

Senior Programme Coordinator, Intergovernmental Authority on Development

Michael Lesnick

Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, Meridian Institute

Testimonials

As complex crises and risks intensify, the value of a catalytic initiative like ASRA has only become clearer. We are proud to host this crucial network as a contribution to better decision-making about our greatest collective challenges.

Elizabeth Cousens

President and CEO, UN Foundation

Public and private decision-makers are looking for practical tools they can use to effectively anticipate and respond to the increasingly dynamic risks we all face today. I’m delighted to be part of ASRA’s Steering Committee, helping advance this important agenda.

Michael Lesnick

Senior Fellow, Meridian Institute

ASRA is making crucial advances in a time of worsening systemic crises, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.

Michael Lawrence

Polycrisis Fellow, Cascade Institute

The health of our planet and all living beings is deeply interdependent. The SDGs reflect this, with each goal intertwined and feedback loops pervasive. Comprehensive risk assessment that addresses connections is not just critical; it's urgent for sustainable development.

Pavan Sukhdev

CEO and Founder, GIST Impact

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