CW3E Welcomes Denali Pinto

October 20, 2025

Denali Pinto joined CW3E in November 2024 as a research data analyst. She earned a Master of Quantitative Finance (MQF) from the UC San Diego Rady School of Management in March 2024 and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in May 2022.

While completing her MQF degree, Denali was team captain of the UC San Diego Women’s Basketball Team. She was recognized with numerous academic and athletic honors, including the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Highest Honors), UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week, All-Big West Honorable Mention, CSC Academic All-District Team, and Big West Winter All-Academic Team.

Denali completed her master’s thesis under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Corringham (CW3E/SIO) and Dr. Michael Melvin (Rady School of Management), focusing on quantifying current and future flood risk and evaluating the insurance landscape in Imperial Beach, CA, and assessing innovative insurance solutions for vulnerable coastal communities.

At CW3E, Denali’s work focuses on examining the impacts of extreme weather events on communities and understanding risk management strategies to enhance community resilience to severe weather.