The Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center undertakes cutting-edge research on a range of risk-related topics, promotes multi-disciplinary investigations to analyze societal challenges, and engages in cross-sector collaborations to develop innovative policy solutions to improve resilience across sectors and scales.
Meet the Team
Howard Kunreuther 
James G. Dinan Professor Emeritus of Decision Sciences & Public Policy
Co-Director Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Wharton Risk Center
Robert Meyer
Frederick H. Ecker/MetLife Insurance Professor of Marketing
Co-Director, Wharton Risk Center
Carolyn Kousky
Executive Director, Wharton Risk Center
The Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, established in 1985, is a research center affiliated with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Engaging students and faculty throughout the University in collaborations, research projects, and other partnerships, the Center is recognized worldwide as a leader in risk-related research and policy analysis. The Risk Center also serves as a bridge between scholars at Penn and organizations and decision-makers in the public and private sectors.
The Center’s work is currently centered around five thematic areas: (1) disaster risk management, (2) business, climate, and the environment, (3) risk communication & decision-making, (4) behavioral science & technology, and (5) political risk. The Center is also pioneering new policy ideas for improving risk and resilience across sectors and scales through our Policy Incubator.
Visit our lab pages for more information on current projects and contributing scholars.
Ebony Adams
Budget Administrator / Grants Manager
Carol Heller
Event Manager
Jillian Hmurovic
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Zoë Linder-Baptie
Communication and Engagement Coordinator
Ben Thomas
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow
Helen J.P. Wiley
Policy Analyst and Project Manager
Contact Us
St. Leonard’s Court, Suite 217
3819 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
PHONE: 215-898-5688
FAX: 215-573-2130
