Morten Wendelbo is a Research Fellow at the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on complex emergency management, particularly preparedness for and response to pandemics. In his work, he emphasizes contributing actionable information to policy makers and private industry as a means to improving disaster preparedness and response. His analyses of health preparedness have appeared in The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, and Newsweek, among other outlets. Wendelbo is also the co-creator and developer of the Scowcroft Infectious Disease Information Platform (SIDIP), a forthcoming open-source platform intended to bridge the gap between policy makers, academics, and private industry in the infectious disease domain.