About the Global Resilience Institute
Launched in 2017 with the approval of Northeastern’s Board of Trustees, the Global Resilience Institute is the first university-wide institute dedicated to advancing resilience.
The Global Resilience Institute (GRI) is an interdisciplinary institute committed to developing and deploying practical and innovative tools, applications, and skills that strengthen the resilience of individuals, communities, infrastructure, systems, networks, and societies.
GRI is comprised of resilience experts from academia, government, and industry, empowering its ability to solve the world’s most pressing resilience challenges.
110
Affiliated faculty from all 9 colleges across Northeastern
30+
Distinguished Fellows
29
Staff members with research and educational expertise
Global Resilience Research Network
In 2018, GRI, along with Fraunhofer EMI, launched the Global Resilience Research Network (GRRN), a global resilience-oriented membership network designed to foster collaboration, research, and support resilience initiatives around the world.
GRRN’s network is comprised of leading universities, institutes, nonprofit organizations, and companies engaged in resilience research that informs the development of tools and applications.
37
participating universities and research
institutes representing
22
countries around the world