The Business of Disaster Response

Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH

Center for Refugee and Disaster Response

The Johns Hopkins University

GCF 2012

“The

Entrepreneurship

Imperative”

21-24 January 2012

Problems & Ideas:

-Conflicting customers

-Management structure

-Measuring impact/success

-Infrastructure investment

-Objective measurement

-Local engagement

-Competition

-Innovation

Haiti, 2010

Haiti, 2010

Pakistan, 2010

Chile, 2010

New Zealand, 2011

Pakistan, 2005

New Orleans, USA, 2005

Pakistan, 2010

Indonesia, 2004

New Orleans, USA, 2005

Haiti, 2010

Chile, 2010

New Zealand, 2011

Pakistan, 2005

Chile, 2010

Japan, 2011

Pakistan, 2010

Haiti, 2010

Pakistan, 2010

New Orleans, USA, 2005

Pakistan, 2005

Chile, 2010

Houston, USA, 2005

Pakistan, 2010

California, USA, 2008

Indonesia, 2004

Hurricane Katrina, USA, 2005

Japan, 2011

Indonesia, 2004

Haiti, 2010

Pakistan, 2005

New Zealand, 2011

New Orleans, 2005

Haiti, 2010

Chile, 2010

New Zealand, 2011

Haiti, 2010

Pakistan, 2005

Iran, 2003

Japan, 2011

Iceland, 2009

Indonesia, 2004

New Orleans, USA, 2005

Indonesia, 2004

Chile, 2010

Houston, USA, 2005

Biloxi, USA, 2005

Haiti, 2010

New Orleans, USA, 2005

San Francisco, USA, , 2010

Indonesia, 2004

NYC, USA, 2001

Baton Rogue, USA, 2005

New Orleans, USA, 2005

Pakistan, 2010

Chile, 2010

New Orleans, 2005

Pakistan, 2010

Haiti, 2010

New Orleans, USA, 2005

Pakistan, 2010

Haiti, 2010

Houston, USA, 2005

Indonesia, 2004

Pakistan, 2010

New Orleans, USA, 2005

Chile, 2010

New Zealand, 2011

Chile, 2010

Pakistan, 2010

New Orleans, USA, 2005

Indonesia, 2004

Pakistan, 2010

Chile, 2010

Haiti, 2010

New Zealand, 2011

Haiti, 2010

Chile, 2010

Pakistan, 2010

Haiti, 2010

Indonesia, 2004

Pakistan, 2010

New Orleans, USA, 2005

Pakistan, 2010

Indonesia, 2004

Thank You

Center for Refugee and Disaster Response

The Johns Hopkins University

tkirsch1@jhmi.edu