Chris Poland

Chris Poland is a licensed Structural Engineer, an internationally recognized authority on earthquake engineering, a champion of disaster resilience, and member of the National Academy of Engineering. His structural engineering career spans over 50 years and includes hundreds of projects related to the design of new buildings, seismic analysis and strengthening of existing buildings, structural failure analysis, historic preservation. Chris was a Senior Principal, Chairman and CEO of Degenkolb Engineers during his 40 years with the firm. He served as a Director, Treasurer, and President of numerous Engineering Associations, Societies, and Institutes. Chris served as a Community Resilience Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from 2014 to 2019 and member of the team of authors that developed the Community Resilience Planning Guide. He is now semi-retired and remains active in the National Academy and Applied Technology Council.