Jeffrey S. Klenk has over two decades of experience in emergency
operations, disaster management learning programme design, and disaster
preparedness consulting. He has managed food emergency responses in
West Africa, and led disaster assessment teams throughout Africa,
the Caribbean, and the Caucausus, He has worked with government, NGO
and UN agencies in more than 50 countries across five continents.
In recent years, he has specialized in emergency food security assessment
(EFSA), designing and piloting a global EFSA learning programme for
the UN World Food Programme and its partners. Previously, Mr. Klenk
managed emergency operations for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in
Africa and served as Coordinator of the CRS Headquarters Disaster
Response Team. He also directed the CRS Headquarters Office of Information
Systems where he managed over 30 staff and consultants working on
the development of financial and project management system software.
After completion of a graduate degree at Columbia University in New
York, Mr. Klenk worked as an Associate Editor with the Financial Times
of London Business Publications. He is fluent in English and French.
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