Juliet Mian
About Juliet Mian
Juliet Mian is a Director at Arup, specializing in resilience strategies for transport and energy systems against climate and natural hazards.
Current Position at Arup
Juliet Mian serves as a Director at Arup. Her involvement with Arup began in 2004, where she initially held a role as Associate Director, Infrastructure Advisory. Her tenure has seen her rise through the ranks, including a period as Technical Director for The Resilience Shift. Since taking on the Director position in 2021, she focuses on delivering comprehensive solutions through collaboration and integration across the infrastructure lifecycle.
Previous Work with The Resilience Shift
From 2018 to 2022, Juliet Mian was the Director at The Resilience Shift. During her time there, she played a significant role in the organization's transition into an independent entity known as Resilience Rising. Her leadership emphasized the systemic approach to resilience, focusing on robustness, redundancy, adaptive capacity, and transformation.
Academic Background
Juliet Mian is academically distinguished with a PhD in Earthquake Loss Estimation from Imperial College London, which she completed between 2000 and 2004. She also holds an MEng in Civil Engineering from the same institution, earned from 1992 to 1996. Her studies have provided her with a robust foundation in engineering and resilience strategies.
Research and Early Career
Juliet Mian began her career as a Research Student at Imperial College London from 2000 to 2003. During this period, she conducted extensive research under the name Juliet Bird. This early experience in a research-focused environment helped cultivate her expertise in the field of earthquake loss estimation and resilience strategies.
Specialization in Resilience Strategies
Juliet Mian is recognized for her specialization in resilience strategies for transport and energy systems, particularly against climate and natural hazards. Her work advocates for a systemic approach to resilience, considering robustness, redundancy, adaptive capacity, and transformation. She is also the UKIMEA Adaptation and Resilience Leader, underlining her influence and leadership in this field.