Daniel Kaniewski spoke at the 2026 Building Resilience Conference hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in Washington, DC. He outlined his vision for resilience, highlighting the need for FEMA to shift from merely reacting to disasters to actively advising on risks, and stressed the importance of closing the insurance protection gap.
Daniel Kaniewski
Daniel Kaniewski, Ph.D., is a disaster risk and resilience leader and founder of Northstar Risk & Resilience. A former FEMA deputy administrator, P&C insurance executive, and presidential advisor, he advises governments and Fortune 500 companies on emergency management, insurance, disaster resilience, and public policy.