Carl Cowan MS, NRP, CCP-C

Carl Cowan, MS, NRP, CCP-C is a seasoned emergency services professional and the current Emergency Management Program Manager for Harvard University. In this role, Carl directs University-wide Emergency Management training and planning initiatives, and coordinates disaster and emergency-response activities for both Academic and Central Administration Units. Carl’s most recent prior experience was with Global Rescue LLC, an international security and emergency medical solutions provider. There he supervised the Boston Operations Center, its contingent of emergency response personnel, and was responsible for the disaster response activities or medical evacuation missions coordinated from that office.

Carl recently completed the Master of Science program in Healthcare Emergency Management from Boston University – but continues to root for Syracuse University (his undergraduate alma mater) where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Information Management and Technology. Carl had the pleasure of beginning his career in emergency services serving Syracuse University, as well as the greater Syracuse area. Particular areas of research interest for Carl include austere medicine, disaster ethics, emergency communications and community resilience.