James Lee Witt has over 25 years of disaster management experience, culminating in his appointment as the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where he served from 1993-2001 and was responsible for response and recovery operations for more than 350 disasters. He is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of James Lee Witt Associates, a crisis management and preparedness services consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. that provides disaster recovery and mitigation management services to state and local governments, educational institutions, the international community and corporations. He currently is a special advisor to the State of Louisiana, assisting with the nation's largest long term recovery effort in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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