David I. Maurstad
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Director, Mitigation Division and Federal Insurance Administrator
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
David I. Maurstad was appointed Director of FEMA's Mitigation Division and Federal Insurance Administrator in April 2006. He previously held both positions in an acting role beginning in June 2004.
In his position, Mr. Maurstad provides leadership for some of the nation's leading multi-hazard risk reduction programs, which seek to secure the United States from natural hazards. His areas of oversight include the National Flood Insurance Program, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, the National Dam Safety Program and the National Hurricane Program. He works closely with public and private risk managers, as well as leaders in government, industry, research and academia.
Since Mr. Maurstad’s appointment, the Mitigation Division has implemented an expedited flood insurance claims process to get money into the hands of the insured rapidly after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; the National Flood Insurance Program enrolled its 20,000th community; the Pre Disaster Mitigation Program decreased implementation costs by over 20 percent, and nearly 40 percent of the nation's population has received digital flood hazard maps through Flood Map Modernization.
Previously, he served as Regional Director of FEMA's Region VIII, beginning in October 2001, where he coordinated FEMA's prevention, preparedness, and disaster response and recovery activities in Colorado, Montana, North and South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
Prior to that appointment, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, a position to which he was elected in 1998. In addition, he had previously served as a member of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature.
Mr. Maurstad has nearly 25 years of experience as an insurance agent in Nebraska and was mayor of Beatrice, Nebraska. He is the first locally elected official and insurance agent to head the National Flood Insurance Program. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and an MBA from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
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