Josh Bowen has more than 20 years of crisis leadership and emergency management experience and training in disaster, military, and academic settings. He is currently serving as the Vice President, Organizational Excellence at Team Rubicon Canada, a veteran-led humanitarian organization that serves global communities before, during and after disasters and crises. Josh is a Lecturer at the University of Alberta teaching crisis leadership and serves as a Subject Matter Expert supporting Public Safety Canada’s National Risk Profile initiative and Environment and Climate Change Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy.

Prior to joining Team Rubicon Canada, Josh served as the Senior Director, Emergency Planning at the Canadian Red Cross where he led the team responsible for organizational readiness, hazard risk monitoring, and exercises. Prior to that, Josh spent five years at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) where he held several roles including as an Instructor in the Disaster and Emergency Management program, founder of the Centre for Applied Disaster and Emergency Management (CADEM), and led NAIT's response to COVID-19 as Director, Coordinated Response Team.

Josh is also a veteran, having served 13 years in the Canadian Armed Forces as an Infantry Officer, where he was directly involved in five disaster response operations. He holds a BA in Peace and Conflict Studies, an MA in Disaster and Emergency Management, an Executive MBA, and is an alumnus of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University.