Bryant appointed to FEMA Review Council by President Trump

April 29, 2025

BSS Global partner Phil Bryant has been appointed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council by President Donald Trump.

The FEMA Review Council is a bipartisan group tasked with reforming and streamlining the nation’s emergency management and disaster response system.

“I was incredibly honored to be included by President Donald Trump in the rank of leaders selected to review and reform the nation’s emergency management and disaster response system,” said Bryant. “As we have seen from President Trump’s first 100 days in his current term, he’s not afraid to shake things up and find better paths forward to our nation’s challenges. I’m eager to work with each member of the panel to do just that.”

President Trump established the Council on January 24, 2025, through Executive Order 14180, Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The full list of FEMA Review Council appointees includes:

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
Evan Greenberg, CEO, Chubb Limited
Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director, Florida Division of Emergency Management
Nim Kidd, Chief, Texas Division of Emergency Management
Michael Whatley, Chairman, Republican National Committee
Glenn Youngkin, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia
Robert J. Fenton, Jr., Regional Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Trump wrote on social media that those named to the Council are “Top Experts in their fields” and “Highly Respected by their peers.”