E6 - The DARPA Project that Could Have Been, Dante Disparte, Chairman Risk Cooperative

Riding the Wave-Project Management for Emergency Managers

In this episode, I spoke with Dante Disparte, who is the founder and CEO of Risk Cooperative, a strategy, risk and capital management firm focused on mid-market opportunities, market expansion and innovation on a global scale. He is the co-author of the book “Global Risk Agility and Decision Making” and was recently selected as one of the 40 leaders under 40 by the Washington Business Journal and among the top 100 most influential leaders in D.C., in the inaugural Powermeter 100 list. Prior to forming Risk Cooperative, Mr. Disparte served as the managing director of Clements Worldwide, a leading insurance brokerage with customers in more than 170 countries. He is also the Vice Chairman and Head of Policy and Communications for the Libra Association. We talked about his proposed idea for a public/private initiative to fund bioterrorism and pandemic preparedness, the potential impacts to the insurance industry, and what risk managers can do to better prepare for a pandemic. The World Needs a DARPA-Style Project to Prevent Pandemics by Tom Ridge and Dante Disparte https://hbr.org/2017/04/the-world-needs-a-darpa-style-project-to-prevent-pandemics