Claire Rubin
Claire Rubin is the President of Claire B. Rubin & Associates, LLC (www.clairerubin.com), a small business specializing in disaster research and consulting, located in Arlington, VA. She also is CEO of the Disaster Bookstore (www.disasterbookstore.com). She has been affiliated with the Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., since 1998. She was the cofounder of the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and served as Managing Editor for six years.
During her 35 years of experience in the emergency management field, she has been a researcher, consultant, and academic. She has written more than 90 publications and delivered numerous lectures and presentations on emergency management and homeland security. She is the editor of the textbook Emergency Management: The American Experience, 1900-2010 (2nd edition), published by Taylor and Francis in April 2012.
She holds a B.S. from Simmons College and an M.A. from Boston University.
Some of her local volunteer activities include CERT and Citizen Corps programs in Arlington County, VA and she has served as member of the Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission, created by the Arlington County Board.