Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg has been appointed to President Donald Trump’s newly formed FEMA Review Council. (Credit: Joseph Zwielich/RIMS)
The formation of the council comes alongside speculation that the Trump Administration intends to dismantle the agency entirely. Trump established the council on January 24 via Executive Order, with the group intended to serve as advisers to the president on FEMA’s handling of disasters in the U.S.
Other members appointed to the council include:
- Co-Chair: Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem
- Co-Chair: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
- Greg Abbott, governor, State of Texas
- Phil Bryant, former governor, State of Mississippi
- Jane Castor, mayor, City of Tampa, Florida
- Mark Cooper, former chief of staff, Governor John Bel Edwards
- Rosie Cordero-Stutz, sheriff, Miami-Dade County
- Kevin Guthrie, executive director, Florida Division of Emergency Management
- W. Nim Kidd, chief, Texas Division of Emergency Management
- Michael Whatley, chairman, Republican National Committee
- Glenn Youngkin, governor, Commonwealth of Virginia
- Robert J. Fenton, Jr., region 9 administrator and two-time acting administrator, FEMA
Some activist groups have spoken out against Greenberg’s inclusion on the council.
Ethan Nuss, senior finance campaigner for the Rainforest Action Network released a statement on the appointment that read,” As climate disasters intensify it is critical to maintain FEMA’s life-saving disaster relief to communities experiencing crisis. It’s ironic that Chubb insurance CEO Evan Greenberg is in this position given that his company is one of the world’s largest insurers of fossil fuels — a key driver of climate disasters. Mr. Greenberg could do more to address the root of the problem by phasing out Chubb’s fossil fuel underwriting instead of joining Trump’s attempts to slash disaster relief for those in need.”
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