Dr Christopher Sampson

Dr Chris Sampson co-founded Fathom in 2013 while undertaking his PhD in Physical Geography at the University of Bristol. His academic studies focused on developing catastrophe models for the (re)insurance market and it was through this work that the need for better flood risk analytics at the global scale was identified, ultimately leading to the formation of Fathom.

As the business grew, Chris guided the development of our modelling framework, becoming known as a leading expert in the field of large-scale flood models through a growing record of academic publications.

While no longer involved in the day-to-day running of the business, Chris’ incredible contribution to Fathom – and the science of flood modeling – over the past 10+ years is impossible to quantify; he will always be part of our story. Chris firmly believes that bikes and exercise are two things that have kept him sane over the last decade – along with running around after his energetic spaniel!