Biography
Global Head of Peril Advisory, Managing Director, Meteorologist at Guy Carpenter Global Analytics and Advisory
Joining the firm in 2013, Josh leads a domestic and international team of seasoned scientists and engineers advising clients on natural catastrophe risk and climate change. Josh’s client efforts surround the impact of weather and climate trends on client business processes, catastrophe model usage, and applications for underwriting, claims handling and portfolio management. In addition to responsibilities at Guy Carpenter, Josh has served as an Adjunct Professor at Northern Illinois University (NIU) and is currently Vice Chair of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms with NIU and the University of Wisconsin. Earlier in his career, Josh was a part of the corporate hedging team for Chesapeake Energy and was a Director of North America Climate Hazards at the modeling firm RMS.
Josh received his B.S. degree from Cornell University and his MS degree from the University at Albany, New York, both in Atmospheric Sciences. Josh carries the Certified Catastrophe Risk Management Professional designation from the Casualty Actuarial Society, is a Certified Catastrophe Risk Analyst and has served as Chair of the Mentorship and Board of Private Sector Meteorologists with the American Meteorological Society. He is an active member of his Church serving several terms on the board as well as Search Committee, Sunday School teacher and Fundraising Chair.