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Steve Hansch is an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University and American University, with a long-standing career in humanitarian issues, disaster response, and resilience programming. He currently serves as Director of E3 (Humanitarian Issues, Resilience, Hunger, Evaluations, Monitoring) at International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc., where he leads high-profile evaluations such as the Ebola response for USAID/OFDA.
His research and professional interests focus on humanitarian aid, disaster management, and NGO capacity building. He has been instrumental in designing and delivering training programs for emergency response, including SPHERE standards and NGO-oriented relief training through the International Committee of the Red Cross and USAID.
Steve Hansch has taught and lectured at multiple institutions including Stanford University, Georgetown University (School of Foreign Service and McDonough School of Business), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Columbia University, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Disaster Management Program), and American University. His expertise bridges academic instruction and field implementation in crisis zones.
He has extensive field experience in Ethiopia, Sudan, Kosovo, Rwanda, Azerbaijan, and Somalia, working with major NGOs such as the International Rescue Committee, CARE, Relief International, and Partners for Development. From 1993 to 1998, he was Senior Program Officer at the Refugee Policy Group, leading evaluations and organizing lessons-learned workshops for emergency NGOs.
- Adjunct Professor, George Washington University
- Adjunct Professor, American University
- Non-resident affiliate, ISIM
Steve Hansch has no listed scientific awards in the provided text.
He has advised or mentored no students listed in the source material. He has been involved in numerous training initiatives and educational programs focused on humanitarian response, including designing one of the early university courses on disaster prevention at Stanford in 1976. His work integrates academic outreach with practical field implementation.
He has been a SPHERE trainer and has taught in specialized emergency relief trainings supported by USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, World Education, and Columbia University. His contributions to humanitarian education are significant, though primarily through guest lectures and training rather than formal degree programs.
