It's critical that risk managers with staff and locations abroad make sure their contingency plans are up to date and workable, said the risk manager of New York University, who on Sunday evacuated students and staff from Egypt following political turmoil in the country.
Michael Liebowitz, director of insurance and risk management at NYU in New York City, said 60 students and staff working at an archaeological dig campus in Egypt were safely evacuated in two groups.
“International evacuation operations [are] always on my radar screen because I have so much going on,” Mr. Liebowitz told NU Online News Service during a cell phone call from Abu Dhabi.
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