Coastal Risk Consulting

The first company to provide coastal homeowners, businesses and local governments with a cloud based flood risk assessment tool online at an affordable price.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Clean Technology
  • Location Plantation, FL, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded March 2015
  • Employees 15
  • Incorporation Type LLC
  • Website floodscores.com

Company Summary

Coastal Risk has developed a multi-factored flood prediction model to provide homeowners, businesses and local governments with a comprehensive assessment of current and future flood risk at the property level. Our model adds a significant dimension to the risk management processes of insurance and real estate companies. Our proprietary map-based Flood & Climate Risk Assessment™ reports are available on our e-commerce site www.floodscores.com.

Team

  • Chief Financial Officer

    Rajiv started his career in public accounting in the United Kingdom before moving to senior positions with multinational corporations such as Unilever, Citigroup and Assurant. Mr. Krishnan has lived and worked in Asia-Pacific, India, UK, Mexico, Argentina and the U.S. He has a strong track record as a business partner to CEOs and providing strong corporate governance across multiple countries in Latin America, Europe, North America and Asia.

  • Dr. Brian Soden
    VP Science and Technology

    Dr. Soden is a Professor at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Science. He specializes in the use of satellite observations to simulate the Earth's climate and has authored over 100 peer reviewed papers. He is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Vice President Al Gore.

  • VP, Government Relations

    Dr.Leonard Berry is a co-founder of Coastal Risk. Dr.Berry is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus and former Director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies at FAU. He has worked on environmental and climate change studies worldwide with extensive field experience in Africa, Central and South America and Asia. He has been a consultant to numerous national and international agencies including USAID, World Bank, UNDP, GEF and FAO.

  • Albert Slap
    President

    Albert Slap is a co-founder of Coastal Risk Consulting. Mr. Slap is a nationally-recognized, environmental attorney and law professor. Over the years, Mr. Slap has used America’s environmental laws protect public health and the environment by stopping water and air pollution, toxic waste dumping, and by forcing local governments to replace aging and polluting sewer infrastructure.

  • Robert Hubbell
    VP, Marketing

    Robert Hubbell has developed strategic marketing and communications initiatives in the technology, finance, insurance and other sectors, contributing to B-to-B and B-to-C companies’ ability to grow by meeting customers’ business objectives and needs. Mr. Hubbell was responsible for strategic branding, communications, advertising and public relations for multiple business lines, acquisitions and the launch of new technology-based ventures.

  • Assistant CTO

    Casey Ogden, Coastal Risk's Assistant CTO specializes in the use of GIS technologies to automate our core business offerings. Previously, he was involved in developing automation tools for the National Hurricane Center in Miami which included Tropical Storm Force Winds Time of Arrival, Tropical Cyclone Rainfall, and Hurricane Best Track products. He also has worked as a contractor for the Department of Defense primarily in Guam and Japan.

  • Hilary Stevens
    Senior Staff Scientist

    Hilary Stevens is a geologist and environmental scientist with extensive experience in coastal resource management. She serves as a member of Coastal Risk’s science team as well as the company liaison in Washington, DC. Earlier, she worked at the Coastal Resources Center at the University of Rhode Island, where she developed climate change adaptation programs for coastal communities in West Africa and Southeast Asia.

  • GIS Risk Specialist

    Doug Harrison is a career GIS Risk Analyst. Before coming to Coastal Risk Consulting, he spent 25 years as a GIS/Emergency Management contractor supporting FEMA, DHS, and DoD contracts as well as a variety of local, State, Corporate and Non-Profit clients. He has been involved extensively with the creation of GIS data supporting the National Flood Insurance Program.

  • Kristen Besselsen
    Strategic Planning Associate

    Kristen Besselsen is the Strategic Planning Associate at Coastal Risk Consulting. Prior to Coastal Risk, Kristen was a professional athlete playing for Örebro Volley in Sweden while also working remotely as the Marketing Manager for Claim Academy, where she focused on branding, promotion and search engine optimization. Kristen graduated from Murray State University with a B.S. in Marketing and an MBA.

  • Stephanie Evans
    Marketing Analyst

    Stephanie Evans is the Marketing Analyst at Coastal Risk Consulting. Prior to Coastal Risk, Stephanie was a Market Research Intern at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, where she focused on South Florida’s economy and researching new businesses within various industries. Stephanie graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Economics.

Advisors

  • Dr. Michael Mann
    Unconfirmed
    Dr. Peter Williams
    Unconfirmed
  • Kaj Ahlmann
    Unconfirmed
    Dr. Benjamin Kirtman
    Unconfirmed
    Dr. Mahadev G. Bhat
    Unconfirmed
  • Dr. Shimon Wdowinski
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Venki Chandrashekar
    Unconfirmed
    Dr. Subbarao Uppaluri
    Unconfirmed
    David Marrs
    Unconfirmed
  • Peter Linquiti
    Unconfirmed
    Dr. Vivek Iyengar
    Unconfirmed

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