David Lallemant is an Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University's Asian School of the Environment and the Earth Observatory of Singapore, where he leads the Disaster Analytics for Society Lab (DASL). He holds a PhD from Stanford University, where he co-developed the Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative, an MSc from UC Berkeley, and a BSc from MIT. He is the recipient of the National Research Foundation Fellowship, the Data Innovation for Sustainable Development Award, and the Nanyang Award for Humanitarian Work.

Beyond academia, David co-founded Ventrx, a climate risk analytics company helping financial institutions, corporations, and governments quantify their climate and disaster risk and make informed decisions towards increased resilience. He is also co-founder of the Averted Disaster Award, which celebrates successful — and often overlooked — efforts to reduce disaster risk around the world.