Riding the Wave-Project Management for Emergency Managers

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In this episode we spoke with David N. Ingram, CERA, FRM, PRM, FSA, MAAA

Dave heads Willis Reinsurance’s ERM Advisory group, helping insurance company clients to develop and improve their Enterprise Risk Management practices. He was previously in the Insurance Ratings Group of Standard and Poor's (S&P) where he led their initiative to incorporate ERM into insurance ratings. Dave has also held executive positions within insurance companies. Dave is a frequent writer and speaker on ERM. Four times he has won the award for Best Practical Paper at the annual ERM Symposium. He was recently the Chair of the International Actuarial Association (IAA) Enterprise and Financial Risk Committee and Chair of the US Actuarial Standards Board ERM Committee. He now leads the IAA ERM task force of the actuarial standards committee. In those roles, Dave was instrumental in the promulgation of the first ERM related professional standards of practice for actuaries in the US and globally.

We spoke about his work in Plural Rational Theory as it applies to risk attitude, the current market state, and the changes in the insurance industry.

Please find the links to articles David has written below:

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10920277.2013.847781

https://hbr.org/2012/06/whats-your-risk-attitude-and-h

https://www.insuranceerm.com/assets/files/expert-papers/Rational%20adaptation%20for%20ERM%20in%20a%20changing%20environment.pdf

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In this episode we spoke with Steven A. Gutkin, Vice President of Crisis Management and Business Continuity for NBCUniversal. He previously served as Deputy Director for the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness (NJOHSP) from 2012-2017, responsible for managing counterterrorism, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection, and emergency preparedness. Prior to NJOHSP, Steven served as Executive Director of the Regional Catastrophic Planning Team (NY-NJ-CT-PA) and was responsible for managing a vast regional planning staff and developing numerous regional disaster plans. Steven previously retired at the rank of Deputy Chief of Police after more than 20 years of service with the Police Department in Fairfield, New Jersey. We discussed emergency preparedness and response to Hurricane Sandy, lessons learned, and his work to increase response and recovery capabilities throughout the State of New Jersey in the USA.

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In this episode we spoke with Kelly McKinney, Senior Director of Emergency Management & Enterprise Resilience at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. From 2013 to 2016, he was the Chief Disaster Officer at the American Red Cross in Greater New York. From 2006 to 2013 Mr. McKinney was Deputy Commissioner for Preparedness at the NYC Office of Emergency Management, where he built the New York City preparedness infrastructure for a range of external threats. We discussed emergency preparedness for and response to Hurricane Sandy and lessons learned and what more remains to be done to increase our response and recovery capabilities in the USA.

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Five years ago on October 29th, 2012, Hurricane Sandy, commonly called Superstorm Sandy, swept in and devastated many coastal communities all along the coast from Maryland to Massachusetts. In the next couple of episodes we will feature conversations with some of the emergency managers who were key players in the response to this disaster event, and we will talk about what happened, what worked, and the lessons learned, as well as the work that remains to improve the resilience of our communities and country.

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In episode 7, the second in our series on pandemic flu, we spoke with Kelly McKinney who is the Senior Director of Emergency Management & Enterprise Resilience at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. From 2013 to 2016, he was the Chief Disaster Officer at the American Red Cross in Greater New York, where he led crisis response in the largest and busiest Red Cross region in the US. From 2006 to 2013 Mr. McKinney was Deputy Commissioner for Preparedness at the NYC Office of Emergency Management, where he built the New York City preparedness infrastructure for a range of external threats. In 2008 he co-founded the Regional Catastrophic Planning Team with representatives from the States of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. He is a certified Professional Engineer with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kansas and an MPA from Columbia University in the City of New York.

In part 3 I asked Mr. McKinney what steps a risk manager in a major company can take to prepare for pandemic flu.

Sponsored by the MS in ERM Program at Yeshiva University's Katz School: https://www.yu.edu/katz/programs/graduate/ms-risk

In episode 7, the second in our series on pandemic flu, we spoke with Kelly McKinney who is the Senior Director of Emergency Management & Enterprise Resilience at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. From 2013 to 2016, he was the Chief Disaster Officer at the American Red Cross in Greater New York, where he led crisis response in the largest and busiest Red Cross region in the US. From 2006 to 2013 Mr. McKinney was Deputy Commissioner for Preparedness at the NYC Office of Emergency Management, where he built the New York City preparedness infrastructure for a range of external threats. In 2008 he co-founded the Regional Catastrophic Planning Team with representatives from the States of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. He is a certified Professional Engineer with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kansas and an MPA from Columbia University in the City of New York.

In part 2, we discussed how NYU Langone coordinates its preparation for potential pandemic flu with State and City health and emergency management agencies.

Sponsored by the MS in ERM Program at Yeshiva University's Katz School: https://www.yu.edu/katz/programs/graduate/ms-risk

This episode is part of our three multi-part episodes on pandemic influenza. If you want to learn more about how some of our officials and leaders in public health, healthcare, and the insurance industry are responding to pandemic listen to our other episodes.

In episode 7, the second in our series on pandemic flu, we spoke with Kelly McKinney who is the Senior Director of Emergency Management & Enterprise Resilience at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. From 2013 to 2016, he was the Chief Disaster Officer at the American Red Cross in Greater New York, where he led crisis response in the largest and busiest Red Cross region in the US. From 2006 to 2013 Mr. McKinney was Deputy Commissioner for Preparedness at the NYC Office of Emergency Management, where he built the New York City preparedness infrastructure for a range of external threats. In 2008 he co-founded the Regional Catastrophic Planning Team with representatives from the States of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. He is a certified Professional Engineer with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kansas and an MPA from Columbia University in the City of New York.

In part 1 of our conversation we spoke about how NYU Langone Medical Center is preparing for the impacts of a potential pandemic flu.

Sponsored by the MS in ERM Program at Yeshiva University's Katz School: www.yu.edu/katz/programs/graduate/ms-risk

Episodes 6-8 focus on pandemic influenza (pan-flu), what a pandemic is, its impacts, and what various institutions, from public health agencies, healthcare providers, and companies, are doing to prepare for this type of emergency event.

In Episode, part 2, Ms. Cole spoke further about the unique aspects of the 1918 pandemic, the potential causes of higher mortality among healthy younger adults, and the unique characteristics of different pandemics.

Jessica Cole is the Senior Incident Specific Planner for the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR) at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

Sponsored by the MS in ERM Program at Yeshiva University's Katz School: www.yu.edu/katz/programs/graduate/ms-risk

Episodes 6-8 focus on pandemic influenza (pan-flu), what a pandemic is, its impacts, and what various institutions, from public health agencies, healthcare providers, and companies, are doing to prepare for this type of emergency event.

In Episode 6, Part 5, In part 5, we discussed how risk managers should address preparation for pandemic flu and how this helps improve overall organizational resilience. Jessica Cole is the Senior Incident Specific Planner for the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR) at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

Sponsored by the MS in ERM Program at Yeshiva University's Katz School: www.yu.edu/katz/programs/graduate/ms-risk

Episodes 6-8 focus on pandemic influenza (pan-flu), what a pandemic is, its impacts, and what various institutions, from public health agencies, healthcare providers, and companies, are doing to prepare for this type of emergency event.

In Episode 6, Part 4, Ms. Cole discussed how the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene coordinates its work and shares information with healthcare providers. Jessica Cole is the Senior Incident Specific Planner for the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR) at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).