David Dodd​

Founder/CEO CEcD/FM/HLM

David is one of the world’s foremost experts in economic resilience, post-disaster economic recovery, climate adaptation finance, and using natural solutions for climate resilience. He was instructor, and Dean, of the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute from 1994 until 2017, becoming its director of international development and forging a partnership with a university in Mexico that expanded to several Mexican states. Separately, David has assisted with public and private economic recovery and resilience efforts in five counties and conducted climate resilience workshops in the U.S. and Australia. His international work includes developing the framework for Japan’s economic recovery after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

In the United States, David has been a part of 10 disaster recovery efforts, including the aftermaths of Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina. The National Recovery Coordination group considers a guide that he co-authored as best practice for economic recovery and resilience. David also serves as treasurer and co-chairman of the sustainability and resilience chapter for the World Association of Public Private Partnership Units & Professionals’ (WAPPP). He helps to lead the American Society of Adaptation Professionals’ Funding and Finance and Policy and Practice groups and has been a panelist or featured speaker at many global economic development and climate events.