Robert J. Fenton
Bob Fenton | |
|---|---|
| White House National Monkeypox Response Coordinator | |
| Assumed office August 2, 2022 | |
| Deputy | Demetre Daskalakis |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| In office January 12, 2021 – April 26, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Pete Gaynor |
| Succeeded by | Deanne Criswell |
| In office January 20, 2017 – June 23, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Craig Fugate |
| Succeeded by | Brock Long |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University 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 from January 26, 2017, 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 was succeeded by New York Emergency Department Commissioner Deanne Criswell.