MET’s Faculty Angle: Hurricane Season through the Eyes of a Risk Manager

Mark Carroll knows something about risk.

Not only did he found Metropolitan College’s Enterprise Risk Management program, he’s worked in related roles in financial services, manufacturing, and consumer products as well as in risk, recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery throughout his career. What’s more, he’s based in Florida—where Hurricane Milton recently left a trail of devastation in its path, including in his own neighborhood. But as he explains, no small part of risk management is recognizing the conditions associated with a given environment. “[T]hat’s what happens in Florida. They get hurricanes,” he says. “Now, that’s not unique. Every geographic area of the country has its own weather events, and no matter where you are, you get something.”