Ian Giammanco, PhD Managing Director of Standards and Data Analytics & Lead Research Meteorologist Dr. Ian Giammanco is the Managing Director for Standards & Data Analytics and a Lead Research Meteorologist at the IBHS Research Center in Richburg, South Carolina. Dr. Giammanco holds a B.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Louisiana at Monroe,…
Fred Malik Managing Director of FORTIFIED Fred Malik is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the FORTIFIED suite of programs, which seek to improve property resilience to natural disasters on a local, regional, and national level. Since taking over the program in 2009, Fred has led FORTIFIED’s expansion to include existing residential, new residential,…
Murray Morrison, PhD Managing Director of Research Dr. Murray Morrison joined IBHS in 2011 as a research engineer, after being a visiting researcher at the IBHS Research Center as part of a collaboration between the University of Western Ontario, FM Global and IBHS. His areas of expertise include wind tunnel measurements and techniques, boundary layer…
Christopher Flynn General Manager of the Research Center Chris joined IBHS in 2017 as plant and operations manager and is now the general manager of the Research Center. Chris previously worked at Parker Hannifin, where he was the business team leader for custom drive systems and plant manager for both the SSD drives and energy…
Alister Watt Chief Product Officer Alister joined IBHS in 2018 to lead the team that translates research into action as Chief Product Officer. Bringing 25 years of strategy consulting and management experience across public and private sectors, Alister has worked in financial services, risk management, broadcast media, and fast-moving consumer goods. At IBHS, Alister is…
Anne D. Cope, PhD, P.E. Chief Engineer Dr. Anne Cope joined IBHS in 2009 just a few months before the groundbreaking for the construction of the IBHS Research Center in Richburg, South Carolina. As the Chief Engineer, she leads the development of research programs to improve the performance of structures in hurricanes, wildfires, severe thunderstorms,…
Roy E. Wright Download high res image President & Chief Executive Officer Roy Wright is a disaster safety expert and recognized resiliency shaper. For two decades he’s served in roles that put him on the ground in the immediate aftermath of weather-driven and climate-related disasters, walking through damaged homes with survivors, and leading the charge…
