About the Author

Philip Strouse is the Emergency Analyst and Policy Advisor for the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IV Administrator. He is responsible for building and strengthening the implementation and effectiveness of the Southeast Region's organizational performance management and decision-making analytics. He also serves as FEMA Region IV's Action Officer to receive, disseminate, and respond to time-sensitive requests and data calls from Washington, D.C.

Prior to his current position, Philip worked in FEMA's External Affairs to oversee Congressional, Tribal, Intergovernmental, and Private Sector integration in a collaborative, all-hazards, whole community approach to emergency management since 2006.

Philip's other experience includes six years as an active duty U.S. Air Force officer overseeing airfield management and air traffic control operations. He has served as a public information officer for a sheriff's office, five associated fire departments, and a search and rescue organization in western Colorado. Philip also has private sector experience in chamber of commerce coordination.

He has received several awards for bridging gaps and building partnerships, earned a master's degree in emergency and disaster management from American Military University and a bachelor's degree with military distinction from the U.S. Air Force Academy.