CLIMADA

WHO WE ARE

We are an interdisciplinary, diverse team with complementary capabilities, adept in scaling technologies, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, climate and weather science, data science, and risk planning and management.

As an ETH spin off, we have a tight connection to the ETH Zurich with close alignment to the Weather & Climate Risk team.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Nominated for the Swiss Technology Award 2023

OUR BOARD

Prof. Dr. David N. Bresch

FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN
SENIOR SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR

Professor for Weather and Climate Risks at ETH Zürich/MeteoSwiss since 2016. Priorly, at Swiss Re Head Business Development, Global Head Sustainability, Head Atmospheric Perils Group and Chief modeler for natural catastrophe risk assessment.

Sebastian Glink

FOUNDER & CO-CEO
RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY

Background in Meteorology, Geophysics, Business Intelligence & Big Data Analytics; more than 10 years of experience in building scalable technology solutions in insurance, reinsurance and retail industry.

Simone Thompson

FOUNDER & CO-CEO 
RESPONSIBLE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & SALES

20 years in international blue chip organisations spanning finance, marketing, project management, branding, sales and communications capabilities. Active member of a number of strategic advisory boards. Kellogg University, Harvard, LSE, Insead Alumni, IMD.

OUR TEAM

Dr. Benoît Guillod

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Dr. Alessio Ciullo

HEAD TECHNICAL CONSULTING

Alvaro Pacheco

HEAD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Lukas Bodenmann

CLIMATE RISK ENGINEER

Dr. Quentin Bourgeois

CLIMATE RISK SCIENTIST

Dr. Jere Lehtomaa

CLIMATE RISK ENGINEER

“Climate scenario analysis should involve real creativity and an acceptance that a well-constructed analysis asks probing questions about the financial sector's strategic role in tackling climate change."

Alexander Pui

VALUES

TRANSFORMATIVE RESILIENCE

True resilience or adaptive capacity lies in deep-seated understanding. Deep understanding allows for wisdom in transformation which in turn results in heightened resilience.

HONEST TENACITY

It will take time before the world is ready (and willing) to truly understand and grasp nature’s impact. A frank and forthright mindset will accelerate the bridging of the gap.

SIMPLE ACUITY

To solve the climate challenge, we will need a shrewd acumen, an implicit embrace of long-termism, and a belief that less beats more.

INSIGHTFUL INTELLIGENCE

The aggregation of millions of tiny data points provides the insight required to simplify complexity. However it needs the right lens to lead to the right actions.

MEMBERSHIPS

Swiss Risk Association