Dag K.J.E. von Lubitz, PhD, MD(Sc) is an internationally recognized author of over 220 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and books whose subjects span from molecular pharmacology of neurological diseases to knowledge management, advanced technology, disaster management, and leadership. Following a distinguished career as a biomedical researcher at several universities in the European Union, United States, and at the National Institutes of Health, he subsequently served as the chairman and chief scientist at MedSMART, Inc. He then joined Central Michigan University as an adjunct professor at the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions and the scientific director of the Center for Collaborative Command and Leadership tasked with the development of executive-level collaborative leadership skills at the highest echelons of national and international business, administration, military, and academia personnel participating in complex, globe-spanning activities. Working in the United States and European Union, von Lubitz is a frequent keynote speaker on decision-making in complex and unpredictable environments, cognitive foundations of civilian and military leadership, applications of network-centric operations in nonmilitary environments, and information and knowledge management during crises and disasters. He also provides advice on several aspects of national and international disaster preparedness and response/recovery operations, telemedicine, and transboundary training based on distributed simulation and virtual reality. Together with his group at MedSMART, von Lubitz pioneered routine training of globally distributed emergency medical and first responder personnel able to remotely access simulation and a virtual reality hub located in the United States. Currently, access to medical training based on advanced technology and development of advanced disaster preparedness in less developed countries constitute one of the focal arenas of von Lubitz’s activities. Von Lubitz was the author of Bioterrorism: Field Guide to Disease Identification and Initial Patient Management published by Taylor & Francis and awarded in 2004 the “Book of the Year” title by the British Medical Journal . He is also the recipient of the U.S. Smithsonian Institution Award (2000) and the French Laval Prize (2004) for his pathbreaking work on the theory and practical implementation of globally distributed virtual reality-based medical simulation and training. In 2013, von Lubitz developed a Teams of Leaders (ToL)–based free-play training simulation aimed at the development of earthquake readiness that subsequently served as the springboard for creation of preparedness plans in several cities of the United States and Canada that may be potentially exposed to mass casualty unpredictable disasters.