Jason Thistlethwaite is an Associate Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo, co-lead of the Climate Risk Research Group and Associate Director for Partners for Action (P4A). He is a leading expert on Canadian risk management policy, designing financial risk-transfer systems, and mapping and measuring risk. Thistlethwaite has advised the National Task Force on Flood Insurance and Relocation, National Adaptation Strategy and Flood Risk Roundtable and regularly contributes to public dialogue on effective risk management in the media. His work with clients focusses on finding efficiencies in risk management benefiting organizations including Public Safety Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Department of National Defence, Intact Insurance, the Insurance Bureau of Canada, and several non-profits. His current projects include deploying AI to improve the efficiency and equity of insurance, identifying protection gaps for critical infrastructure, assessing the cost-benefit benefit of climate risk reduction, and using socio-economic vulnerability prioritize resources for risk management in the communities that need it most.