Dr. Benét Duncan is the Managing Director and co-lead PI of Western Water Assessment, an applied research program housed within CIRES at the University of Colorado Boulder that addresses societal vulnerabilities to extreme weather and natural hazards in partnership with communities and decision makers. She is responsible for directing and managing the daily and long-term activities of the operations of WWA, setting strategic direction for the program in consultation with the PI team, and interfacing with sponsors and stakeholders. She also advances projects at the intersection of science and society, with a focus on better connecting scientific information related to extreme weather and natural hazards with decision-makers.