David Lallemant is an Associate Professor and head of the Disaster Analytics for Society Lab (DASL) at Nanyang Technological University’s Asian School of the Environment and the Earth Observatory of Singapore. His research focuses on probabilistic risk and resilience analysis, in order to better understand, quantify and reduce climate and disaster risk. His work combines hazard modeling, engineering analysis, spatial statistics, and machine learning to inform large-scale disaster risk assessments and support resilient development.

David joined NTU from Stanford University, where he co-developed the Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative. He holds a PhD in engineering from Stanford University (2016), a MSc from UC Berkeley (2010) and a BSc from MIT (2007). David 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 is co-founder of Ventrx, a climate risk analytics company that helps financial institutions, corporations, and governments quantify their exposure to climate and disaster risk, and make informed resilience investments. Through Ventrx, he is driving innovation at the intersection of science, technology, and policy to scale up risk-informed decision-making globally.

His work is also actively used by organizations such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, United Nations, and the Red Cross to inform disaster risk reduction strategies. David is co-founder of the Averted Disaster Award, which celebrates successful and often overlooked efforts to reduce disaster risk around the world.