Christopher Sampson

Christopher Sampson has a strong background in flood risk assessment and research. Christopher co-founded Fathom in 2013, where they currently serve as the Chief Technology Officer and Director. Christopher leads the research and model development team, focusing on creating detailed flood risk data used by various groups globally. Prior to Fathom, Sampson worked at the University of Bristol as a Postdoctoral Researcher, specializing in regional to global scale flood hazard models. During their time there, they also completed their NERC-CASE PhD with the Willis Research Network, focusing on understanding uncertainty in future flood risk for insurance and reinsurance markets. Christopher'swork involved the development of a detailed flood catastrophe model for Dublin, Ireland, and collaboration with Willis to align the project with industry requirements.

Christopher Sampson completed their education history as follows:

From 2010 to 2015, they attended the University of Bristol, where they obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Hydrology & Risk.

Prior to that, between 2006 and 2010, they also attended the University of Bristol, where they achieved an MSci (1st) degree in Geographical Sciences.

Before their time at university, from 2000 to 2005, Christopher Sampson studied at Eton College, where they completed their A levels in Maths (A), Design (A), and Geography (A). Additionally, they achieved AS level in Physics (A) and obtained 9 A* and 2 A grades in their GCSEs. The field of study for this education level was not specified.