Deep Dive: Resilience of the Monterey Bay Region

The Monterey Bay Stanford Club invites you to attend our 2025 Fall Speaker event at the CSUMB campus in Marina. Our speaker, Dr. Joseph Fiksel, will share how municipalities and commercial enterprises are adapting to climate change and other challenges while pursuing long-term environmental and social commitments. Recent crises in California and elsewhere are a stark reminder of our vulnerability to catastrophic forces. How can Monterey Bay communities ensure resilience to sudden shocks, while striving to protect our natural resources, enhance our quality of life, and ensure long-term sustainability? We must begin by recognizing important synergies and trade-offs between sustainability and resilience; e.g., renewable energy adoption can reduce the risk of widespread power outages.

Joseph Fiksel is a proud alumnus of Stanford’s Management Science and Engineering department. During his career as an author, researcher, and international consultant, he has long advocated a “systems approach” that integrates strategic sustainability efforts, such as decarbonization, with preparation for sudden disruptions, including wildfires, floods, pandemics, infrastructure failures, and supply chain delays. Prior to joining Ohio State, Joseph was Vice President for Life Cycle Management at Battelle, and later he served as Special Assistant for Sustainability at the U.S. EPA.

Alumni, friends, family members, and prospective members are welcome!

Date/Time: Saturday, October 25, 2025, 3 to 5 PM

Location: Business and Information Technology Building, Room 104 on the CSUMB campus

(California State University Monterey Bay) 3052 Divarty St, Marina, CA 93933.

Agenda:

2:45 pm Doors open

3:00 pm Presentation and Q&A discussion

Light refreshments and networking will follow until 5:00 PM

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