CD-CAT involves 13 institutions: 5 US universities, the US Geological Survey, and 7 universities or research institutions in Turkey, Germany, Canada, and Australia.

University of Minnesota: Donna Whitney (project director), Christian Teyssier, Lauren Idleman, Come Lefebvre, Maud Meijers
University of Missouri: Eric Sandvol, Savas Ceylan
University of Arizona: Susan Beck, Stuart Thomson
Northern Arizona University: Mary Reid, Paul Umhoefer, Zach Anderson
University of Pennsylvania: Jane Willenbring, Gilles Brocard
USGS/Denver: Mike Cosca
Middle East Technical University (Ankara): Nuretdin Kaymakcı, Arda Ozacar, Bora Rojay
Bogazici University and Kandıllı Observatory & Earthquake Research Institute (Istanbul): Niyazi Türkelli, Bülent Tank
Muğla University: Gonca Kusçu
Istanbul Technical University: Aral Okay
University of Toronto: Lindsay Schoenbohm, Mark Higgins, Neil Krystopowicz
University of Sydney: Patrice Rey
University of Frankfurt/Biodiversity & Climate Research Centre: Andreas Mulch