As Deputy Administrator for Resilience, Daniel Kaniewski leads all of FEMA’s pre-disaster programs including those aimed at preparing individuals and communities for disasters, enhancing capabilities of state and local response agencies, strengthening vulnerable infrastructure, insuring against catastrophic losses, and supporting continuity of operations/government. He was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 14, 2017 and is currently FEMA’s second ranking official.

Prior to joining FEMA he led the Global Resilience practice at AIR Worldwide, a catastrophe risk modeling firm. He was also a Senior Fellow at the George Washington University Center for Cyber & Homeland Security, previously led the resilience mission area at a U.S. Department of Homeland Security research and development center, as well as serving as the Assistant Vice President and Deputy Director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University.

Kaniewski was also Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Senior Director for Response Policy in the George W. Bush Administration, where he managed over 200 Presidential disaster declarations. Prior to his White House service he co-founded the Homeland Security Policy Institute. He earlier held positions at FEMA, the Congressional Fire Services Institute, and on Capitol Hill. Dan began his career in homeland security as a firefighter/paramedic. Kaniewski has also served on the adjunct faculty of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, on the District of Columbia Homeland Security Commission, and as a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from George Washington University, an M.A. in National Security Studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and a B.S. magna cum laude in Emergency Medical Services from George Washington University.

Forum on FEMA’s BRIC Program Sessions:

Keynote:
Concluding Forum Remarks
June 23, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Roundtable Speaker:
Executive Leadership Roundtable with FEMA
June 23, 2019 | 12:30 PM