Vincent Tiberius Covello

Biography:

Dr. Vincent Covello is the Director of the Center for Risk Communication. He is a nationally and internationally recognized trainer, researcher, consultant, and crisis and emergency risk communications expert. His government experience ranges from the White House to major public agencies to advising the City of New York.  Over the past thirty years, Dr. Covello has held positions in academia and government. Before establishing the Center for Risk Communication, he was an Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences and Clinical Medicine at Columbia University. He has also served as a senior advisor to the World Health Organization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and numerous other public and private sector organizations. Dr. Covello is on the editorial board of several scientific journals and is the Past President of the Society for Risk Analysis, a professional association with over 3000 members. He received his doctorate from Columbia University and, his B.A. with honors and M.A. from Cambridge University in England. Dr. Covello has authored or edited more than 25 books and over 150 published scientific articles on crisis and emergency risk communications. His most recent book is titled: Communicating in Risk, Crisis, and High Stress Situations: Evidence-Based Strategy and Practice (Wiley/IEEE Press, 2022).