Gill Kernick is a Master Consultant for JMJ Associates, working with senior executives in high hazard industries, to develop a culture and leadership which prevents future catastrophic events. She lived on the 21^st floor of Grenfell Tower from 2011 to 2014, seven of her former neighbours died. As she watched the fire she promised to do whatever it took to make sure we learned from the fire.

Gill has just published her first book, 'Catastrophe & Systemic Change’ Learning from the Grenfell Tower Fire and Other Disasters’, which explores why we fail to learn from and prevent catastrophes. She has also produced a 6-episode podcast series together with journalist Matthew Price to explore some of the themes from the book

She edits "The Grenfell Enquirer" dedicated to learning and preventing such events.

In 2020, she was voted as one of the top 20 most influential people in Health and Safety in the UK.

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Catastrophe-Systemic-Change-Disasters-Perspectives/dp/1913019292/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BAMS7OCIXT1Z&dchild=1&keywords=catastrophe+and+systemic+change&qid=1628529923&sprefix=catast%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-1

Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/catastrophe/episodes