Brian is Managing Principal of his firm, Meacham Associates, where he develops risk-informed performance-based solutions to complex building and infrastructure challenges, provides peer-review services, conducts building and fire regulatory system studies, and undertakes research in these areas. He has undertaken work for governments, NGOs and corporations in numerous countries. He is a Senior Consultant to the World Bank Building Regulation for Resilience (BRR) program. Over his career, Brian has authored more than 300 publications, given more than 300 presentations and has been awarded more than $3.5M in research funding. His prior positions include Associate Professor of Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Principal at the international engineering firm Arup, Technical Director and Research Director at the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and fire safety engineer in Europe and the USA. Brian is a Past President of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Honorary Secretary of the International Association for Fire Safety Science, and Chair of the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee on Fire Risk Assessment Methods. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Connecticut and Massachusetts, a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Fire Engineers, a registered European Engineer (EUR ING), a Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and a Fulbright Global Scholar.