David Mazzuca

David Mazzuca is an experienced professional specializing in disaster response and recovery, currently serving as Lead Instructor at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University since 2019. Mazzuca holds positions as Special Advisor at the National Emergencies Trust and a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations, along with having completed an annual research fellowship as a Hitachi International Affairs Fellow. Previous roles include Assistant Director for Housing Recovery with the Sandy Recovery Division in New Jersey, where $1.4 billion in federal funds was managed to support over 5,500 households post-Sandy. Mazzuca's educational background includes advanced degrees in Real Estate Development from Columbia University and War Studies from King's College London, with current enrollment in an Executive MBA program at HEC Paris.