Ridge Global & Global Emergency Solutions Form Strategic Partnership

WASHINGTON - Ridge Global, an international risk management and security firm led by Tom Ridge, the first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, and Global Emergency Solutions, a homeland security and emergency management firm, co-founded by former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director David Paulison, have formed a strategic partnership to provide integrated emergency planning and response services to government and private sector clients, the two companies announced today.

The partnership combines the expertise of Ridge and Paulison, two of the foremost authorities on emergency response and recovery.

”We can never eliminate our exposure to risk, but we can manage it, and prepare for it in ways that enable us to save more lives and recover more quickly," said Tom Ridge, president and CEO of Ridge Global. "David Paulison and his team at Global Emergency Solutions will help us to optimize the level and scope of planning and preparation that our country must engage in to stay safe and operational following natural disasters and terrorist threats of varying kind."

David Paulison, senior partner of Global Emergency Solutions, added: "Prevention is crucial and, toward that end, planning, preparing and building resiliency into our communities and businesses is paramount. Working with Tom Ridge and his team at Ridge Global, we bring expertise and experience to the table that is unparalleled.”

www.ridgeglobal.com | www.globalemergencysolutions.net