Private Sector Councilors

Stephen Bennett
Stephen Bennett

Stephen (Steve) Bennett, J.D., has spent over 25 years connecting climate change and extreme weather to financial applications. As the Chief Scientist and co-founder of Demex, he leads efforts to deploy innovative reinsurance programs for severe convective storms (SCS). Steve's career spans meteorology, law, and finance, with experience at The Weather Channel, Scripps Institution...

Danielle Breezy
Danielle Breezy

Danielle Breezy works as the Chief Meteorologist at WKRN-TV, the ABC affiliate in Nashville, TN, a position she has held since 2016. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Atmospheric Science from Cornell University along with her CBM Seal in 2009. Her career stops include WBOC-TV in Salisbury, KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City, KDAF-TV in Dallas, and WCVB-TV in Boston before her time in...

Jenny Frankel-Reed
Jenny Frankel-Reed

Jenny Frankel-Reed is a Senior Officer in climate adaptation with the Agricultural Development team at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role, she develops strategic partnerships and grants to accelerate climate resilience in smallholder agriculture around the world. Focus areas include delivering weather and climate analytics for agricultural risk management, increasing private finance for...