Dr. Otegui is an Assistant Professor of Crisis and Disaster Management at the University of Central Missouri. He is an acclaimed humanitarian practitioner and scholar. He has published in top journals and lectured in numerous conferences around the world. He received his Ph.D. in Disaster Science and Management from the University of Delaware. He participated in humanitarian missions in several countries including East Timor, Democratic Republic of Congo, India and Mozambique. He currently serves on the board of the International Humanitarian Studies Association and is the US Representative for the University Network of the Americas for Disaster Risk Reduction.