Climate adaptation and sustainability advisory for corporates and organizations. Sovereign disaster risk finance for governments — combining 20+ years of practitioner experience with applied research at the frontier of climate analytics.
Twenty years designing instruments that move from probabilistic risk analytics to executable financing and strategy — for ministries, multilaterals and boards.
Ministries of finance, central banks and multilateral development partners.
Banks, insurers, infrastructure operators and listed corporates.
Engagements & Collaborations
From probabilistic catastrophe modelling to placement of sovereign instruments and disclosure-grade portfolio analytics — every engagement leaves clients with tools, not just reports.
Countries with operational engagements across Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and the Pacific
Year of Mexico's first sovereign catastrophe bond — among the earliest in any emerging economy
Critical infrastructure assets analysed under multi-hazard climate scenarios
Continents with active engagements: Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Caucasus and the Pacific
Doctoral work at the University of British Columbia and ongoing publications keep the advisory practice at the frontier of disaster finance and climate analytics.
How catastrophe-model output should cross the interface into bank credit systems — and what today’s practice loses on the way.
Formal theory of how sovereigns and firms should combine reserves, contingent credit and risk transfer across a severity continuum.
CLIMADA-based hazard and loss modelling for the Fraser River Delta, integrating riverine, tidal and storm-surge drivers.
Causal identification of disaster impacts on microfinance performance using climatological instrumental variables.
Panel household survey evidence from Peru on who bears losses after natural disasters, validated against satellite and climate data.
One note a week on disaster risk finance, climate credit risk and the financial side of disasters.
Senior advisor with 20+ years designing sovereign catastrophe risk transfer instruments across 30 countries. Conceived Mexico’s first sovereign cat bond (2006) and led its restructuring. Recent work includes Vanuatu’s national disaster financing strategy with UNDP and a 25,000-asset climate risk assessment for Latin America’s largest telecom.
Doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia, where research focuses on compound flood risk to coastal infrastructure. Trusted advisor to the World Bank, UNDP, IDB, ADB and national governments.
For credit institutions, infrastructure owners and sovereigns: analysis built for the challenges climate imposes on your business. Let’s discuss your priorities.
