Brock Long with Manny Cancel

Brock Long is the Executive Chairman of Hagerty Consulting and the former Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (2017-2019). Throughout his more than 20-year career in emergency management, he has worked nationwide supporting local, state, territorial, tribal, and federal government agencies as they work to build robust emergency management and public health preparedness programs. He specializes in strategic planning, Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) exercises, evacuation, public safety, recovery management, and response logistics. In his role as Executive Chairman, he offers subject matter expertise for select projects and contributes to the growing body of knowledge in the emergency management community. Manny Cancel is the Senior Vice President of the North America Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC). In this role, he is responsible for oversight of the E-ISAC and leading security operations and information sharing, threat intelligence and analysis, and stakeholder engagement initiatives designed to protect critical electricity infrastructure in North America. Prior to joining NERC, Mr. Cancel served as Con Edison’s chief information officer (CIO) leading all aspects of information technology, including cyber security initiatives.