The former Deputy Administrator for Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Daniel Kaniewski, has joined Marsh & McLennan Advantage as Managing Director, Public Sector.
The Marsh & McLennan Advantage group combines the expertise from across the global re/insurance broker’s four businesses in order to deliver innovative solutions to clients.
In his new role, Dr. Kaniewski will leverage his extensive experience across public policy and risk management to both inform and support enterprise-wide initiatives to respond to emerging risks that pose a threat to the public sector.
While at FEMA, Dr. Kaniewski led the agency’s disaster resilience efforts, which includes insurance, hazard mitigation and preparedness programmes. Before joining FEMA, he led the Global Resilience unit at catastrophe risk modeller AIR Worldwide, and served in the White House as a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security.
Greg Sinnott, Executive Director of Marsh & McLennan Advantage, commented: “Dan’s experience developing innovative solutions to public sector challenges builds on our government expertise and further positions Marsh & McLennan as a leader in this space.”
On his new role, Dr. Kaniewski said: “I’m delighted to join a world class organization where I can continue to contribute to the public good by collaborating with public and private sector leaders. Governments, industry and society as a whole benefit from risk-informed decisions and comprehensive risk management strategies.”
