Jeffrey Schlegelmilch

Associate Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Climate,

Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP)

Director of Executive Education and Non-Degree Programs,

Columbia Climate School

475 Riverside Drive
Suite 820
New York, NY 10115-0095
USA

BIOGRAPHY:

Jeff Schlegelmilch is an Associate Professor for Professional Practice in Climate. He is also the Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Columbia Climate School, as well as the Director of Executive Education and Non-Degree Programs for the Columbia Climate School. His areas of expertise include public health preparedness, community resilience, and the integration of private and public sector capabilities.

In addition to his work at Columbia, he also served as an advisor to private sector organizations on topics related to grid resilience planning and advised leaders on preparedness systems and policy at all levels of government. He is an opinion contributor with The Hill and is frequently called upon as an expert for numerous media outlets. He is also the author of Rethinking Readiness: A Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters and co-author of Catastrophic Incentives: Why Our Approaches To Disasters Keep Falling Short, both published by Columbia University Press.

PROJECTS

Only select projects listed below
Name Start Date End Date
Addressing Gaps in Housing Disaster Recovery: A Training Program for the Whole Community 9/1/17 8/31/21
Community Economic Recovery from Disasters 10/1/16 3/31/21
Emergency Response Group Assessment Pilot Project (OEPR 20/RD 1) 1/4/18 6/30/18
Enhancing Financial Literacy of Individuals and Businesses for Post-Disaster Recovery 9/1/18 8/31/21
GSK IMPACT GRANT for Healthy Resilient and Prepared Communities 4/1/15 9/30/18
NYC DOHMH Performance Measure Development 7/1/16 9/30/16
NYC DOHMH Performance Measure Development - Phase II 9/15/16 6/30/17
NYC DOHMH - PMDP SOARS Inventory 1/1/17 6/30/17
NYC-DOHMH Nursing Phase IV Trainings 2/1/15 6/30/15
Performance Measure and Dashboard Development for NYC Healthcare System (HPP 44) 9/15/17 6/30/18
Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative 12/5/18 12/4/20
Save The Children's Resilient and Ready Communities Initiative 8/1/14 7/31/15
SLOAN-NYC School Safety Phase 1 5/1/15 10/31/15
Tools and Information for the Lives of Children on the Move 5/8/18 8/8/20
Training Solutions: Transitioning Disaster Survivors from Temporary to Permanent Housing 9/1/18 8/31/21
Innovative Disaster Recovery Strategies for Interim and Permanent Housing Construction 9/30/19 9/30/22
Developing and Implementing a Thought Leadership Strategy 12/18/19 1/13/21
Exercises to Support Microgrid and Smart Cities Planning 1/13/20 6/30/20
Pandemic Thought Leadership for ComEd 4/8/20 6/20/21
PPFA COVID-19 Preliminary AfterAction Analysis 7/1/20 6/30/22
Planning Support for Reed Expo 7/1/20 12/31/20
Continuing a Thought Leadership Strategy for ComEd 1/4/21 12/31/21
Planning Support for Reed Expo 7/1/21 12/31/21
Quantifying the Value of Resilience for the Grid of the Future for ComEd 9/15/21 9/30/22
Scenario based Testing of Processes for Importation of Humanitarian Aid in Response to Natural Disasters and Health Crises - Madagascar 12/1/21 12/31/22
Baton Rouge Mental Health Asset Mapping 2/1/22 12/31/22
Natural Hazards Index v2.0 1/1/23
Training Solutions: Enhancing Tribal Nations Readiness and Resilience 9/22/23 9/21/26
Development and Delivery of Childcare Emergency Operations Plans Trainings in Puerto Rico 7/1/22 12/31/23
Rural Disaster Research & Evaluation 8/10/22 12/31/23
Exploring the Integration of Community Vulnerability into Grid Resilience Strategies 11/1/22 10/31/23
NYC Healthcare Emergency Surge Staffing 1/1/23 6/30/23
Collaborative Research: INFEWS/T1: Understanding Multi-Scale Resilience Options for Climate-Vulnerable Africa 9/15/16 8/31/20