Public Bio
Dr. Ian Bolliger is the Principal Quantitative Engineer at Reask, where he builds tools to understand societal, economic, and financial risks from extreme events in a changing climate. Reask is a global leader in forecasting extreme weather risk and provides data to help insurers, investors, companies, governments, and individuals better manage their exposure to extreme events. Prior to joining Reask, Ian built models for physical climate risks in the financial sector in the Aladdin Sustainability Analytics group at BlackRock. His work on coastal climate risk has appeared in a wide range of academic, industry, and policy-oriented outlets. Most recently, his work was incorporated into the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (SC-GHG) – a metric used by the U.S. federal government to quantify the benefits of proposed climate regulation.
Ian has an undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University, a Master’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Energy and Resources, also from UC Berkeley. Outside of work, Ian serves on the Science Alliance for Protect Our Winters, mentors mid-career professionals looking to transition into climate-focused work through Terra.do, and volunteers as a ski patroller and avalanche instructor for Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol.
