Keynote: David Kaufman
Sun. 9:15-10:00 a.m., Interlocken A/B
David J. Kaufman was appointed director of FEMA's Office of Policy and Program Analysis in September 2009. In this position he is responsible for providing leadership, analysis, coordination, and decision-making support to the FEMA Administrator on a wide range of Agency policies, plans, programs, and key initiatives.
Kaufman has extensive experience with homeland security and disaster preparedness issues. He has been a member of the faculty at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security, where he has taught in the center’s graduate and executive level education programs, and has previously served in several senior positions in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and in FEMA.
His previous service included establishing the Office of Preparedness Policy, Planning and Analysis in FEMA's National Preparedness Directorate, where as the director he led policy and planning efforts for national preparedness; and as acting director and deputy director of the Preparedness Programs Division in the Office for Domestic Preparedness, where he oversaw the day-to-day activities of DHS’ $3 billion portfolio of state, local, and infrastructure preparedness assistance programs.
In 2008, Kaufman left government service to become safety and security director for CNA, a nonprofit think tank that provides analysis and solutions to challenging problems for all levels of government, where he worked on a range of homeland security issues including community engagement, risk management, and catastrophic planning, and supported the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review.
Kaufman holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Michigan; a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations, Political Science, and History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; and is a graduate of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's Executive Leaders Program.
Related Resources from David Kaufman
Crisis Response and Disaster Resilience 2030: Forging Strategic Action in an Age of Uncertainty
A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles, Themes, and Pathways for Action
Presentation: 37th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Application Workshop
