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Pearce Global Partners Inc. (PGP) is a full service Emergency Management and Business Continuity firm assisting in all phase of disasters, regardless whether is is a natural or human-made event. We specialize in Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) as our founder has been working in this realm for decades, and knows they are the key to resiliency.
Our clients in the US and abroad include: governments at the local, state, regional, federal and national levels; tribes; businesses of all sizes; community organizations; non-profits/NGOs and foundations.
PGP was founded in 2006 to address the needs of communities to reduce their vulnerabilities to hazards and fortify their ability to recover faster when disasters do strike. Some of our specialties include solution development for: sustainable community resilience and mitigation, business continuity, emergency response & recovery, life safety programs & training, Public-Private Partnership development & management, preparedness, international disaster management, public education & campaign development, emergency communication, crisis management, public speaking, emergency operations, information sharing, research & planning, program management, web presence & social media development, program initiation and institutionalization. We are frequently asked to speak publicly on many of these topics.
We were founded by CEO Ines Pearce, who has over 28 years of professional experience, an expert in Emergency Management, Business Continuity, and Public-Private Partnerships.
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Ines Pearce is a global thought leader with decades of executive level experience in developing and implementing disaster resilience programs, public-private partnerships and planning strategies to conduct community risk reduction. She has worked with countries, major cities and national organizations around the world, bringing in resources, planning, strategies, and solutions to businesses, governments, schools, non-profit organizations, tribes, and communities. Her expertise in resilience best practices has brought her to the UN as a sought
after and repeat speaker, including China in 2023.
Current and Ongoing Activities:
CEO of Pearce Global Partners Inc., a full-service firm addressing the needs
of all sectors and communities in reducing potential loss/damage from disasters.
Senior Advisor to U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, directing:
National Disaster Help Desk for Business - facilitating 17 years of disaster
recovery including:
Hurricanes - Ian, Florence, Harvey, Irma, Maria and Sandy
Wildfires – Maui (HI), Northern and Southern California, Oregon, Washington
Flooding - Louisiana, Nashville, and Cedar Rapids
Earthquakes – California, Mexico, Haiti and Japan
Tornadoes – Joplin (MO), Nashville (TN) and Moore (OK)
Pandemics - COVID-19
Horizon oil spill, and many other disasters.
Ms. Pearce is developing business resiliency programs internationally with the
following:
United Nations
World Economic Forum
UPS Foundation
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Board of Directors for the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science & Society.
President of the Disaster Resistant Business (DRB) Toolkit Workgroup, a
501(c)(3) non-profit developing simple, disaster-planning and resilience tools
which increase the capacity of small to medium-sized businesses and non-profits to plan, survive & recover from all-hazards.
Instrumental Leader in The Great ShakeOut, an annual public drill, outreach campaign and event that reached over 54 million participants globally in 2023.
President of the Contingency Planners and Recovery Managers (CPARM)
President of the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW).
Past Role:
Ms. Pearce’s background includes a long stint as the Director of Seattle Project
Impact, a public-private community partnership that developed collaborative
solutions and public education to mitigate impacts in schools, homes, businesses,
and improved hazard mapping, receiving numerous national excellence awards
and an Emmy Award.