Floodbase- Bessie Schwarz & Beth Tellman

A data provider and reporting agent, Floodbase was founded by Bessie Schwarz & Beth Tellman in the year 2015 with its headquarters in New York. It caters in the Climate Data and Analytics industry with specialities in remote analytics, disaster risk reduction, flood analytics, emerging economies, and flood monitoring. Intending to optimize flood management strategies, the platform provides insurance carriers for detailed flood risk assessments in addition to early warning systems for any climatic change while giving insights that are data-driven.

The CEO and co-founder, Bessie is also a strategist at Yale Program on Climate Change Communication for last 12 years and Research Affiliate at The Data Pop Alliance for 10 years now. Besides, Beth is the co-founder and Chief Science Officer of the firm, as well. Simultaneously, she is working as an assistant professor at University of Arizona since 2021. Beth is a PhD holder and has done her Postdoc from Columbia University too.