Kit Miyamoto

H. Kit Miyamoto

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Born| 1963
Nationality| Japanese
Citizenship| Japan
Education| Ph.D
Alma mater| Tokyo Institute of Technology
Occupation| Seismic safety professional
Known for| Miyamoto International

Kit Miyamoto (born 1963) is an American seismic safety professional known for being the Founder-CEO of Miyamoto International, a California-based structural engineering and disaster management organization.[1][2] He is also the chairman of California’s Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission, which investigates earthquakes and recommends policies for risk reduction.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Career
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Early life and education[edit]

Miyamoto was born and raised in Tokyo and studied earthquake engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and California State University. He lives in San Francisco.[4]

## Career[edit]

Miyamoto started his career in disaster resiliency, response and reconstruction.[5] He provides policy consultation to the World Bank, USAID, UN agencies, governments and private sector. He has led teams of professionals on response and reconstruction projects after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 2010 Haiti earthquake,[6][7] 2011 Japan earthquake, 2015 Nepal earthquake,[8] 2020 Puerto Rico earthquakes[9] and other seismic risk reduction programs along with disaster risk mitigation policy work.[10]

Miyamoto was elected as a chair of the California Seismic Safety Commission in October 2020. He has formerly served as a seismic safety commissioner for eight years where he has advocated for resiliency increase in California.[11]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Staff (17 July 2017). "Miyamoto brings its earthquake expertise to seismic Colombia". The City Paper Bogotá.
2. ↑ Ashbrook, Tom (April 19, 2016). "Preparing For The Next Deadly Earthquake". www.wbur.org.
3. ↑ Berardi, Erica (October 29, 2020). "Kit Miyamoto Is Named Chair of California's Seismic Safety Commission". Engineering News-Record.
4. ↑ Fountain, Henry (25 March 2011). "Extent of Damage to Japan's Infrastructure Still Unclear". The New York Times.
5. ↑ Pardo, Daniela (June 4, 2018). "How prepared is Sacramento to receive evacuees after a natural disaster?". American Broadcasting Company 10.
6. ↑ Reitman, Janet (4 August 2011). "Beyond Relief: How the World Failed Haiti". Rolling Stone.
7. ↑ Kurczy, Stephen (4 November 2010). "Haiti's tent cities to bear worst of potential hurricane Tomas". Christian Science Monitor.
8. ↑ Staff (30 November 2015). "Miyamoto stresses on technology, change and modification". The Himalayan Times.
9. ↑ Florido, Adrian (17 January 2020). "Earthquake-Stricken Puerto Ricans Seek Engineers To Inspect The Safety Of Their Homes". WFAE.
10. ↑ Malkin, Elisabeth (5 October 2017). "In Mexico City, Pressure to Prepare for the Next Big Earthquake (Published 2017)". The New York Times.
11. ↑ Carothers, Luke (27 October 2020). "Dr. Kit Miyamoto Elected as a Chair of California Seismic Safety Commission". Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

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