Carrie Speranza, CEM, is the Director of Emergency Management Solutions at Esri where she is the global lead for the emergency management industry, setting standards and best practices for geospatial science and data analytics. She serves as President of the International Association of Emergency Managers-USA Council, former Chair of the FEMA National Advisory Council, and is an advisory board member for the Private Sector Emergency Management Association.
Prior to joining Esri, Carrie was Deputy Director for the District of Columbia's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. She has deployed in support of disaster relief efforts for seven hurricanes and worked as the Deputy Agency Administrator and Executive Command Staff in response to multiple civil unrest emergencies, extreme weather emergencies, over two dozen National Special Security Events, as well as four national sports and athletic championship series.
Carrie is a graduate of the National Emergency Management Executive Academy, and in 2021, was selected for IAEM-USA Region 3’s Top 40 Under 40.
