Stephen Bennett serves as a conduit between the scientific community and the insurance industry. As Senior Vice President at Verisk Climate, Bennett drives Verisk Climate’s innovation and performance on weather and climate-based analytics in the context of capital markets. A veteran applying weather and climate data in commodities markets, Bennett has expertise leading product innovations, forging industry and research collaborations, and nurturing talented teams.

Before joining Verisk Climate, Bennett founded and served as President and Chief Science/Products Officer at EarthRisk Technologies. Prior to founding EarthRisk, he was the Executive Director of the Scripps Partnership for Hazards and Environmental Applied Research at UC San Diego.