Robert J. Fenton

Bob Fenton
White House National Monkeypox Response Coordinator
Assumed office
August 2, 2022
DeputyDemetre Daskalakis
Preceded byPosition established
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Acting
In office
January 12, 2021 – April 26, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byPete Gaynor
Succeeded byDeanne Criswell
In office
January 20, 2017 – June 23, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCraig Fugate
Succeeded byBrock Long
Personal details
EducationUniversity of California, Davis (BA)

Robert J. Fenton Jr is an American governmental official who worked for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 1996 and was appointed Regional Administrator for FEMA Region IX: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Pacific Islands in July 2015. He had a leadership role in the development of the National Incident Management System and the National Response Framework.

He was FEMA's acting administrator under President Donald Trump[1] from January 26, 2017,[2] until his successor Brock Long was confirmed on June 23, 2017. Fenton performed the duties of the FEMA administrator in January 2021, while Pete Gaynor was serving as the acting secretary of homeland security and is set to be succeeded by New York Emergency Department Commissioner Deanne Criswell.[3]

  1. ^ Mark Rockwell (February 28, 2017). "Why FEMA needs a new administrator, now". FCW. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Transition Leadership at FEMA Announced". National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Madhan, Aamer; Slodysko, Brian (January 15, 2021). "Biden picks Deanne Criswell, David Cohen for top roles at FEMA, CIA". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 15, 2021.