Crisis Lab names Rade Rajkovchevski to advisory board

By AI, Created 5:55 AM UTC, May 25, 2026, /AGP/ – Crisis Lab has appointed disaster risk governance veteran Rade Rajkovchevski to its new Advisory Board to strengthen review of intelligence products and guide program development. The move adds regional security and civil protection expertise as Crisis Lab expands its practitioner-focused offerings.

Why it matters: - Rajkovchevski adds senior civil protection, policing and disaster risk governance expertise to Crisis Lab’s advisory capacity. - The appointment is meant to improve intelligence products, guide program development and broaden access to institutional partners across Europe. - Crisis Lab is leaning on practitioner input as it grows its intelligence publications, courses, podcast and newsletter for a global audience.

What happened: - Crisis Lab appointed Rade Rajkovchevski to its newly established Advisory Board on May 26, 2026. - Rajkovchevski will serve as a strategic adviser. - His role includes senior peer review on intelligence products, guidance on programs and products, and introductions across his European civil protection and security governance network.

The details: - Rajkovchevski is Head of the Secretariat of the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South-Eastern Europe, or DPPI SEE. - DPPI SEE is an intergovernmental organization that coordinates cooperation among ten national civil protection authorities in South-Eastern Europe. - Rajkovchevski is also a Full Professor at the Faculty of Security in Skopje, St. Kliment Ohridski University in North Macedonia. - His teaching and research focus on policing and crisis management. - His academic post is currently on hold while he leads the DPPI SEE Secretariat. - Rajkovchevski’s background spans more than two decades in military, civil protection and private security roles across South-Eastern Europe and France. - He earned a degree from the Military Academy in 2002, a Master’s in National Security Policy and Conflict Prevention in 2010, and a PhD in European Police Cooperation in 2013. - Since 2006, he has mentored students and helped modernize academic curricula that connect theory and practice in the security sector. - He has led and evaluated international projects supported by the European Union, United Nations agencies, the World Bank, national Red Cross societies and GIZ. - His project work has covered disaster risk governance, humanitarian standards, policing and gender in security contexts.

Between the lines: - Crisis Lab is signaling that it wants outside expertise that is both academic and operational, not just advisory in name only. - Rajkovchevski’s regional network may help Crisis Lab connect more directly with European institutions and practitioners. - The Advisory Board also appears designed to sharpen product-market fit by aligning Crisis Lab’s offerings with practitioner needs.

What’s next: - Rajkovchevski will begin reviewing pre-publication products from Crisis Lab’s Intelligence by Crisis Lab line. - He will advise on future program and product development within his area of expertise. - He will also make introductions to institutional partners and qualified subject matter experts.

The bottom line: - Crisis Lab is adding a well-connected civil protection and security governance veteran to help strengthen its intelligence products and institutional reach. - Crisis Lab’s public profile notes that it is an IACET-accredited crisis management intelligence and professional development platform reaching more than 20,000 professionals globally. - More information is available at Crisis Lab.