Brian Calabrese

About Brian Calabrese

An experienced, energetic business resiliency professional with a successful track record in the manufacturing and financial services industries. Strong strategic and operational background spanning 25 years. Global work experience in North America, Latin America, South America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Delivered exceptional business resiliency and risk management solutions in commercial operations, factories, research & development facilities, distribution centers, 3rd party distributors, wholesalers, raw material suppliers, trading, portfolio management, investment research, and 3rd party back-office operations.Proven Performance: A track record of continual career advancement and growth. A history of successfully guiding the firm through large-scale global incidents: Israel/Hamas conflict, Russia/Ukraine conflict, COVID-19, Hurricane Sandy, Boston Marathon Bombing, Japan Earthquake/Tsunami, the Historic Boston Snowfall 20••••15, Sydney Lindt Café Hostage Situation, and numerous power outages at global locations.Thought Partner: Able to build relationships globally and collaborate with business leaders, IT, physical security, cyber security, real estate, 3rd party risk management, and corporate communications to challenge thinking and develop innovative and industry leading business resiliency and risk mitigating solutions.Areas of Expertise- Program Management- Supply Chain Resiliency- Climate Change Risk- Human Rights Risk- Plan Development- Risk Management- Risk Mitigation- Scenario Analysis- Testing- Incident Management- Communications

Experience

1. Director, Global Business Resiliency

   Boston Scientific

   Nov 2024 — Present

   Manages comprehensive supply chain resiliency program that aligns with business objectives and industry best practices• Identifies and mitigates risks to ensure supply chain continuity, including geopolitical, economic, environmental, and operational threats• Leads global business continuity, corporate crisis management, travel security and intelligence functions • Serves as lead Corporate Crisis Manager. Establishes, maintains, trains and executes crisis management framework for all hazards across the enterprise• Leads the Risk & Resiliency Center of Excellence and maintains expertise across all external risk domains. Lead advisor to senior leadership and strategic operations teams on external risk trends• Creates external risk products covering natural hazards, climate change and environment, human rights, geopolitics, and business and economy• Partners with HR to deliver beyond “duty of care” and establish Boston Scientific as the employer of choice• Maintains relationships with sales leadership teams • Engages with industry peers to benchmark best-in-class resiliency programs, processes and capabilities• Chief resiliency system architect. Continually surveys service and system leaders to deliver value-added capability at a sustainable cost• Expands internal customers for risk and resiliency products

Education

• Northeastern University

  BS Business Administration

Skills

• Risk Assessment
• Business Continuity
• Risk Management
• Business Analysis
• Program Management
• Incident Management
• Communication
• Vendor Management