Washington D.C., United States (U.S)
•Speaks English
Behavioural Sciences | Risk Management | Qualitative Research | English, Bengali | United States | Ph.D.
Sweta Chakraborty advises international foundations in the United States to mitigate against the impacts of climate change and manage the risks that threaten human security and well-being using her expertise in qualitative research, policy analysis, climate change, and risk management.
Sweta has more than 18 years of experience working with various organizations and received her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Risk Management from King's College London.
She is the Founder and Principal of Adapt to Thrive, a venture that seeks to better inform the public, businesses, and government entities on the complex, interconnected challenges, such as food security and disease, already existing and emerging from a warming planet.
Prior to her current work as President, US Operations & Executive Board Member at We Don't Have Time, Sweta was the Post Doctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford.
Sweta has more than 18 years of experience working with various organizations and received her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Risk Management from King's College London.
She is the Founder and Principal of Adapt to Thrive, a venture that seeks to better inform the public, businesses, and government entities on the complex, interconnected challenges, such as food security and disease, already existing and emerging from a warming planet.
Prior to her current work as President, US Operations & Executive Board Member at We Don't Have Time, Sweta was the Post Doctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford.
Questions I can answer:
How do I align risk perception to risk reality?
How do I better communicate risks?
How do effectively communicate to different stakeholders in my business?
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Experience
Atlantic Council • United States (U.S)
2019/2020 Millenium Leadership Program Fellow
2019 - Present (5 years, 1 month)
The Millennium Fellowship has become one of the most competitive and highly sought-after programs in the world for future leaders (ages twenty-five to thirty-five) in the international affairs field. The 2019/2020 class of twenty-one was selected from nearly 1,200 applicants from over 100 countries – a 1.75% acceptance rate.
Adapt to Thrive • United States (U.S)
Founder and Principal
2019 - Present (5 years, 4 months)
Adapt to Thrive seeks to better inform individuals, businesses, and government entities on the complex, interconnected risks and hazards existing and emerging from a warming planet. This is accomplished through innovative communication methods including interactive live stage events, virtual collaborative webinars, and other public engagement efforts to ensure a future that is sustainable and thriving.
We Don't Have Time • United States (U.S)
US Representative
2018 - Present (5 years, 7 months)
We Don't Have Time aims to create a social media platform for the future, focused on the biggest challenge of our times — the climate. Through our platform, millions of members will unite to put pressure on leaders, politicians and corporations to act for the climate.
America Adapts • United States (U.S)
Advisory Board Member
2018 - Present (5 years, 7 months)
Board member for "American Adapts, The Climate Change Podcast
The Center for Climate and Security • United States (U.S)
Host, The Climate and Security Podcast
2018 - Present (6 years, 3 months)
Host of the "The Climate and Security" Podcast
Serendipity Foundation • United States (U.S)
Member Board of Directors
2018 - Present (6 years, 4 months)
Serendipity Foundation provides funding for non-profit organizations all over the world effecting positive change. We disperse our funds into four sectors: earth, animals, people and culture. These are usually inclusive of organizations dealing with disaster preparation and survival, social injustice, wrongful incarceration, gender/sexuality/race/religious inequality and/or violence, addiction/recovery issues, global climatic management, and worldwide education promotion.
Institute on Science for Global Policy • United States (U.S)
Associate Director
2015 - 2018 (3 years, 1 month)
Oversee all aspects of the institute, which aims to bring together distinguished scientists and policy makers from governments around the world to discuss scientifically credible options for addressing key public policy topics impacted by science and technology.
Lootok, Ltd. • United States (U.S)
Cognitive Behavioral Scientist
2014 - 2014 (12 months)
Was responsible for overseeing research and development at risk management consulting firm to ensure the development of all materials and deliverables align with in-house research, as well as the wider discipline of social and decision science. Designed and develop a communication methodology and services line, pitching directly to the C-suite and executive levels of Fortune 100 global companies. Conducted research and publish regularly to position Lootok Ltd. as a leading firm with a cognitive behavioural approach and serve as project lead on accounts ranging from 50K to 6 million USD for Fortune 100 global clients (e.g., Mars Inc., Novartis, PVH Corp.).
University of Oxford • United States (U.S)
Post Doctoral Fellow
2011 - 2015 (4 years, 8 months)
Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Centre for Socio-Legal working on Research Project on Pharmaceutical Regulation and Product Liability. The project aims to examine the influence and consequences of regulatory and liability mechanisms on decision-making on product safety in the pharmaceutical sector in the EU since around 1970.
EJRR • United States (U.S)
Risk Consultant
2010 - 2011 (1 year, 12 months)
Contribute and peer review risk communication contributions for the journal for publication
Indiana University • United States (U.S)
Summer School Professor
2009 - 2012 (3 years, 1 month)
Will co-teach 6-credit course titled Managing Hazards in Europe and the United States I and II from 4-29 July 2011 for 49 undergraduate and graduate summer school students. Previosly in 2009 worked closely with Dean John Graham to execute first visiting summer school program at Kings College London.
King's Centre for Risk Management • United States (U.S)
Teaching and Research Assistant
2006 - 2010 (3 years, 11 months)
We will continue to focus on world-leading education, research and service and will have an increasingly proactive role to play in a more interconnected, complex world;;
We will continue to expand the huge contribution King’s makes to London and through that a national contribution within the UK, and beyond that to an international community that serves the world.
We will continue to expand the huge contribution King’s makes to London and through that a national contribution within the UK, and beyond that to an international community that serves the world.
Pfizer • United States (U.S)
Healthcare Representative
2002 - 2005 (3 years, 3 months)
Pfizer Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in New York City. It is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its shares have been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 2004.
Education
Postdoctorate, Centre for Socio Legal Studies
University of Oxford
2011 - 2013
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Risk Management
Kings College London
2006 - 2010
Advanced research training and application of cognitive behavioral science in the healthcare/biotech sectors
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Decision Science
Carnegie Mellon University
2002 - 2006