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Author Profile - Brent H. Woodworth

Brent H. Woodworth is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and has a distinguished history of working with governments, private companies, and non-profit organizations.  Brent studied biochemistry at CalState Northridge and Archeology at the University of Southampton, England and holds a BS Degree in Marketing Management from the University of California. In December 2007, he took his retirement from IBM after 32 years of service which included the development and management of all worldwide crisis response operations for IBM.  He was founder and manager of "The Crisis Response Team" - a team of individual international specialists focused on helping governments and businesses to prepare for, respond to, and then recover from catastrophic events.  He has extensive experience in working with private sector, government, academic institutions, medical personnel and operational specialists.  Brent and his team have responded to over 70 major events in 49 countries including floods, earthquakes, hurricanes/ cyclones, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, fires, and man-made events including wars, civil unrest, and acts of terrorism. Brent is co-Author of the U.S. government principles for natural hazards reduction along with multiple position papers including congressional testimony on the benefits of government and private sector investment in pre-disaster mitigation. Brent consults on a global basis with business leaders, elected officials and heads of state in the development and implementation of improved risk identification, disaster management, and global humanitarian relief services. Brent is certified in disaster recovery, business continuity, incident management, disaster communication, search & rescue, and emergency medical services.  He is a regularly featured speaker on radio and television broadcasts, and at industry conferences, government sessions, and executive board meetings.  He has written multiple articles on disaster management and has lectured at colleges and universities including Caltech, Stanford, Wharton School of Business, Harvard, and Yale Law Schools.  Brent and his team have worked for many years in cooperation with international UN relief agencies and NGO's including WHO, WFP, OCHA, World Bank, UNHCR, World Vision International, Red Cross, and USAID.