Kimberly Thompson MSc, ScD

A world leader in risk analysis and decision science, health policy, global health, and system dynamics, Kim created the Kids Risk Project at the Harvard School of Public Health in 2000, which she directed until 2009. She founded Kid Risk, Inc. as a non-profit organization in October 2008 to develop the field of pediatric risk analysis, empower children, parents, policymakers, and others to improve children’s lives, inform decisions related to the management of children’s risks, and promote children’s health and well-being. A biographical profile of Dr. Thompson was recently published by the Society for Risk Analysis.