PERSON: John Copenhaver

Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII)

President and CEO

John B. Copenhaver serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII). Mr. Copenhaver has 20 years of leadership experience in general management, emergency management and strategic planning for both government and business. He served as an Executive Vice President and serves as a Member of the Advisory Council at Risk Solutions International LLC. Mr. Copenhaver served as Senior Vice President of Risk Consulting for Marsh Inc. until 2004. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Contingency Management Group. Mr. Copenhaver was involved with IBM’s Global Crisis Response Team and managed Bell South’s Business Continuity Services. Earlier in his career he held management positions at BellSouth Corporation and AT&T. Mr. Copenhaver serves as President of the Board of the Global Partnership for Preparedness. He was appointed by the President of the United States as Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IV where he served for four years and directed the United States’ largest natural disaster recovery. He is a frequent speaker on Emergency Management, Disaster Preparedness and Recovery. In addition to being on the Board of DRI International he is on the Board of Visitors for the University of Georgia School of Law and is a Principal of The Council for Excellence in Government. Mr. Copenhaver maintains his license to practice law and received his BS in Geological Sciences from Brown University and his JD from the University of Georgia School of Law.

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