Natural Catastrophe (NatCat) Protection Gaps

John Plevin is a Senior Financial Sector Specialist and actuary at the World Bank. John works with countries across the world to develop financial protection programs for governments, businesses and vulnerable households. Prior to joining the World Bank, he worked in the UK financial sector before working for the UK Government, advising ministries, and developing programs for the financial management of risk.

Rachel is an industry leader with global experience in climate and corporate sustainability across public and private sectors. Most recently, Rachel returned to Chubb Insurance as the VP, Climate Industry Practice Leader, providing engineering leadership for Chubb’s Climate+ Commercial Underwriting Practice. Rachel also led the technical development of science-based Corporate Climate Criteria for decarbonizing high-emitting sectors and client-facing resources to support sustainable transitions.

Prior to her return to Chubb, Rachel spent 12 years at Mars, Incorporated in several sustainability roles. She led advocacy on sustainability policy issues in North America. She held roles specifically covering plastic packaging issues and led the development of the Mars Global Protocol for Sustainability Claims, advising the business on communicating complex sustainability topics to consumers. She has experience with external sustainability reporting work and led external engagement in key partnerships, such as the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, U.S. Plastics Pact, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and the Sustainability Consortium.

Rachel was also the Team Leader of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP), a voluntary climate change program that encourages methane emissions reductions through the capture and beneficial use of landfill gas. She led this work in India, China and Southeast Asia under the Global Methane Initiative.

Rachel has an MBA with an Environmental Management Concentration from The George Washington University, and a B.S. Human Factors Engineering from Tufts University. Rachel is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Virginia Tech’s Online Master’s of Natural Resources (OMNR) program.