Global Council for Business Resilience (GCBR)

The World’s Crisis-Readiness Ecosystem

Building Tomorrow's Resilient World

The Risk is Real

In today's volatile business environment, disruptions are becoming the new normal. The Global Risk Report 2025 highlights increasing threats from conflicts, extreme weather, and misinformation, all amplified by technological advances. Yet most businesses remain dangerously underprepared.

30%

EBITDA loss over a decade due to supply chain disruptions

3.7 Years

Average frequency of major disruptions affecting businesses

90%

Of companies lack full resilience capabilities

12 Months

Average recovery time after a major crisis event

services

We are a global ecosystem helping businesses, governments, and leaders prepare for disruption — and come out stronger.

Five Pillars of Crisis-Readiness Excellence

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Research & Knowledge Sharing

Leading the global conversation on business resilience through cutting-edge research and open collaboration.

Public policy implications and sector resilience researchOpen-source resilience frameworks and toolsAcademic partnerships and scholarly publicationsIndustry standards development

Community Building & Advocacy

Forging unbreakable networks that span industries, borders, and cultures to multiply collective resilience.

We Build Bridges Through:Cross-sector collaboration initiativesPublic awareness campaignsGovernment relations and policy advocacyGlobal resilience movement building

Education & Public Benefit

Democratizing resilience knowledge through accessible education and free tools for businesses and communities.

Our Educational Impact Includes:Basic resilience education and awareness programsPublic workshops and webinarsFree assessment tools and checklistsDisaster preparedness for small businesses and communities

Emergency Response Coordination

Real-time crisis coordination that turns preparation into protection when disaster strikes.

When Crisis Strikes, We Deliver:Crisis information sharing networksMutual aid coordination during disastersPublic-private partnership facilitationCross-border emergency response protocols

Global Governance 

Setting worldwide standards for crisis readiness and cross-border resilience coordination

Innovation beyond ISO 22301 standards The State of Business Resilience 2025 • Disaster Recovery Journal
Standards development and harmonization
Cross-border crisis coordination protocols
Public-private partnership frameworks

Our Team

Our team is our proud. Each of the team members is dedicated to delivering the best results to the clients.

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Maryna Peikova

President/Wartime CEO/Resilience Catalysts

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Annalie Killian

Strategic Advisory Board/Change Catalyst/Network Orchestrator

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Giovanna Questioni

Strategic Advisory Board/Transformation Leader

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Nina Mimica

Strategic Advisory Board/
Strategic Innovator

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Manuel Bissey

Strategic Advisory Board/
Cybersecurity and Operational Risk Management

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Mission & Vision


Be prepared for crisis = Be resilient = Recover faster

Our Mission

We don’t wait for crises — we prepare organizations through proven frameworks, real case studies, and human-centered approaches that put people first, enabling fast recovery and long-term resilience.

Our Vision

A resilient world where preparedness and rapid recovery are built into organizational DNA — because the best crisis response is crisis prevention.

Our Values

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Real-World Expertise

We believe theory alone isn't enough. Our solutions are built on lived experience and tested in the most challenging business environments.

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Impact-Focused

We measure our success by the resilience we build in our clients. Their ability to withstand and thrive through disruption is our bottom line.

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Adaptive Innovation

We combine cutting-edge AI with practical business wisdom to create solutions that evolve alongside emerging threats.

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Sector-Specific

Resilience is not a generic concept — it must be rooted in the reality of each sector. At GCBR, we reject one-size-fits-all playbooks and instead design precision-built strategies for the industries most exposed to disruption.