Pete Gaynor will join us for October’s Tea and Chaos to discuss his role during his time with FEMA as the Administrator. Pete is currently Senior Vice President and Director of National Resilience, Response and Recovery Programs at GEI Consultants Inc. 

Have your questions ready for Pete as we discuss the various challenges he had throughout his time at FEMA as well as the other roles he has held throughout his career. Pete always provides good insight into being a Crisis Coordinator as well as his knowledge with regards to tools and resources that you may not have heard about.  


Peter T. Gaynor CEM® is an accomplished executive with over 14 years of leadership in Emergency Management & Homeland Security at every level of government. Results orientated, decisive leader with proven success in creating vision, implementing strategy, gaining momentum, and enriching culture in complex organizations. Outcome focused achiever skilled in leading the development, coordination, and implementation of enterprise strategy to improve programs, policies, deliverables, and apply best practices for optimal organizational effectiveness. Consistently delivered mission-critical results at the National-level during historic natural disasters, economic hardship and global pandemic. Extensive experience in managing a diverse, multi-generational workforce.

He has led a wide-variety of challenging disasters at the local, state and federal level. Most recently he served as the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, FEMA Administrator and Deputy FEMA Administrator.

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