Our Story
For more than a decade, cities in our network have been shaping how urban resilience works in practice, developing new ways of governing, planning and investing, and demonstrating that resilience improves the everyday lives of people and communities.
Chief Resilience Officers made this possible. Embedded inside local government, they connect departments, sustain momentum across political cycles and turn long-term priorities into action.
When the 100 Resilient Cities initiative that brought this community together came to an end in 2019, cities chose to carry that work forward. City leaders and Chief Resilience Officers co-designed what came next. In 2020, they launched the Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities) as an independent, city-governed network.
Today, R-Cities connects more than 100 cities across 46 countries. We help what works in one city travel further, reaching more cities and communities around the world.
That is why we exist: to enable cities to be resilient and thrive in an uncertain world.
Our Team
Ada Rustow
Manager – Knowledge & Programs
Allison Ahern
Manager – Programs, Resilience Finance
Alvaro Soldevila
Lead – Programs & Resilience Practice
Aurora Lokita
Senior Manager – Programs & MEL
Fabiola Guillen
Manager – Communications
Federico Aili
Manager – Programs & Grants
Fitsum Gelaye
Senior Manager – Programs & Engagement
Head of City Engagement for Africa
Isabel Parra
Lead – Communications
James Neimeister
Associate – Communications
Javier Garduño Arredondo
Lead – Engagement & Resilience Practice
Head of City Engagement for Latin America & the Caribbean
Joanne Baker
Senior Manager – Global Operations & Governance
Karl Astbury
Lead – Programs, Climate & Health
Katrin Bruebach
Managing Director – Programs & Operations
Leon Kapetas
Lead – Programs, Climate Resilience
Lenny de Jong
Senior Manager – Global Operations
Lina Liakou
Managing Director – Strategy & Engagement
Malcolm Campbell
Senior Manager – Programs & Engagement
Nadine Burbar
Manager – Programs, Climate Resilience
Nicole Ponce
Associate – Knowledge & Communications
Nathaniel Echeverria
Lead – Programs & Engagement
Head of City Engagement for North America
Nini Purwajati
Lead – Programs & Engagement
Head of City Engagement for APAC
Qareena Nadeem
Associate – Knowledge & Digital Learning
Shweta Nagarkar
Manager – Programs, Circularity