{"id":1148,"name":"Colt Hagmaier","url":"","description":"As a senior executive, Colt Hagmaier directed multiple national programs exceeding $40 billion annually, led teams of more than 10,000, and drove major program reforms where the consequences of failure were measured by impacts to people, communities, and public trust. Colt\u2019s responsibilities included the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s Individual Assistance programs, through which he authorized and oversaw dozens of complex post-disaster housing missions supporting thousands of displaced individuals in states and territories across the nation. Colt now advises governors, agency leaders, and corporate executives facing politically sensitive, high-consequence challenges where policy, operations, and public scrutiny collide. His work spans crisis management, institutional transformation, and infrastructure resilience \u2013 translating policy into performance at scale. Colt holds a master\u2019s degree in emergency management and is a licensed attorney.\r\n\r\nDuring the Private Sector Committee Meeting at the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) Mid-Year Forum 2026, Colt joined a panel discussion titled \u201cState Led Disaster Assistance Programs.\u201d NEMA brings together state emergency management directors, federal partners and private sector organizations at its annual conference and at its winter policy forum in Washington DC. This year\u2019s discussion created an opportunity to reflect on how states can prepare for the changes emerging across the disaster assistance landscape.","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/author\/colthagmaier\/","slug":"colthagmaier","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colt-Hagmaier-profile.png","48":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colt-Hagmaier-profile.png","96":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colt-Hagmaier-profile.png"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}