Resilient Estate Strategies (RES): Security for Uninsurable Events
These are turbulent times. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock is closer to midnight than it has ever been; there is an AI arms race and a space arms race; AI poses intrinsic and extrinsic catastrophic risks; future AI may make genetic engineering of dangerous pathogens much easier; global stability is decreasing as nationalism rises (e.g., Ukraine and rising tensions over Taiwan).
At RES we strive to ensure that you and your loved ones can rest easy at night, knowing that even in the event of global catastrophes leading to civilizational collapse and a devaluation of your traditional assets, you have a plan. We refer to this planning process that we will take you through as Strategic Planning and Allocating Resources (SPAR).
We see evidence of growing concern as the billionaire class builds luxury bunkers. Peter Thiel and Mark Zuckerberg do so with no regard for secrecy. However, there is debate over how to best manage planning for catastrophic events and, while the U.S. “prepper” community has accumulated a respectable amount of collective knowledge, there is much that is still overlooked. Our SPAR process considers much more than mere survival of catastrophes and collapse; it helps you to take the steps to be confident that even in the worst of circumstances your family will remain comfortable. Each SPAR we manage is customized to each client to provide you with the greatest piece of mind.
The things we assist with during the SPAR process are all things that can do on your own. In this way it is similar to investing. And just like investing, it is something that you want to leave to experts. This may be obvious to some, but building a bunker is not the best use of your resources. The most important first step in the SPAR process is to identify a resilient property far away from anywhere you will need a bunker to survive.
To assist with identifying a resilient property that is best suited to your greatest concerns RES has developed a proprietary Geo-Resilience Map (GRM). The GRM utilizes GIS technology to help you identify a set of properties with the highest Resilience Scores computed using GIS-based simulations. The GRM lets us provide you with Resilience Scores customized specifically to the risks that you worry the most about. After a resilient property is selected, or if you already have a family estate that you want to use as the focal point for your custom SPAR process, we use the GRM to help identify the most valuable resources for you to stock at your estate.
As a customer, RES founders will spend time with you in private consultations understanding your concerns and helping you to understand how those concerns drive your custom SPAR process. We leverage our expertise in global catastrophic risk and agent-based modeling to help you understand what you need to know to make the best decision for you and your family.
Meet our Experts
Toby Pilditch, PhD
Co-founder
Toby is a complex systems and behavioral dynamics specialist with appointments at the University of Oxford and the University College of London. Previously, he was the Chief Scientist at the Transformative Futures Institute.
Ross Gruetzemacher, PhD
Co-founder
Ross is an Assistant Professor at Wichita State University, the Executive Director at the Transformative Futures Institute, a Research Affiliate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge, and a Senior Facilitator for Intelligence Rising, an AI race simulation game.
James Fox, PhD
Advisor
James is a Senior Science Associate at Schmidt Sciences within the AI institute and a Senior Facilitator at Intelligence Rising. Prior to joining Schmidt Sciences, James was the Research Director at the London Institute for Safe AI (LISA). James holds a PhD in computer science, with a focus in technical AI safety, from Oxford University and a BA & MSci in Natural Sciences (physics) from Cambridge.
Matt Boyd, PhD
Advisor
Matt founded Adapt Research in 2015, where he leads research on global catastrophic risk preparedness. He has extensive expertise in catastrophic risk resilience planning, and, as a New Zealander, unique expertise in island resilience planning.
David Manheim, PhD
Advisor
David is a policy researcher and visiting lecturer at the Technion, as well as founder and director of research and policy for ALTER Israel, which does policy advocacy and research focusing on risks from technology and long term resilience.