Sharyl Rabinovici

Sharyl Rabinovici is a researcher and policy entrepreneur in the disaster risk reduction space. Trained in environmental science and public policy, Rabinovici’s work spans the spectrum from behavioral research and risk assessment to program design, stakeholder engagement, and communication product development. As a consultant since 2014, she has focused on crafting strategies and tactics to move individuals, businesses, and jurisdictions forward in managing their risk exposure. Rabinovici's clients include the California Earthquake Authority, the City of Palo Alto, the Applied Technology Council, and CalOES.

Rabinovici taught public policy at Mills College from 2012 to 2014 and recently completed three years as a visiting scholar with the University of California Berkeley’s Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center. She served seven years on the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Northern California chapter board and three years on the U.S. Resiliency Council board before joining her current position as director of strategic communications.