Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell is the principal fire safety strategist for UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute. Dr. Moore-Merrell served as U.S. Fire Administrator (2021-2025) where she oversaw the launch of NERIS, co-chaired the Commission on Wildfire Mitigation and Management, and founded the Inaugural World Fire Congress. She previously served as President and CEO of the International Public Safety Data Institute and spent 25 years at the International Association of Fire Fighters as Chief Executive of Research and Data Analytics. Dr. Moore-Merrell holds a Doctorate in Public Health with a focus on Emergency Response System Quality Performance Metrics and a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology, both from The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
