Michael D Brown | Founder & Chairman, Apoklayyis, Inc., National Security Blog Expert, The National Journal and Blogger, The Daily Caller

Michael D Brown

Founder & Chairman, Apoklayyis, Inc., National Security Blog Expert, The National Journal and Blogger, The Daily Caller

Fee Range
$12,500
Travels From
Denver, CO, United States

Michael D Brown
Biography

Michael Brown served as the first Under Secretary of Homeland Security for President George W. Bush from 2003-2005, Director, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2001-2005. At the White House he served on the Consequence Management Committee, comprised of cabinet deputies, following the attacks of 9/11, and headed the White House transition team for Emergency Preparedness & Response, Department of Homeland Security. He also served on the National Security Council's Deputies Committee.Michael has a unique perspective on homeland security issues, being the only Presidential appointee to have served in a legacy agency (FEMA), the transition team to create DHS, and as an Under Secretary in the newly created cabinet department. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and Deputy National Security Advisor Steve Hadley described Michael's participation as "particularly critical."During his tenure in the Bush Administration Michael served as a representative to NATO's Civil Emergency Planning Committee and worked on various matters in Russia, the European Union and its member countries, and Southeast Asia.As a frequent guest on national television news programs, Michael provides insightful and unique perspectives on issues of national security, and crisis management. He is a blogger on national security issues for The National Journal, and writes on for The Daily Caller & The Huffington Post. He has written and served as an expert for publications such as the Homeland Defense Journal, Crisis Response Journal and others.He is the author of "Deadly Indifference" in which he poignantly describes the role of policy in a risk-aversion society facing natural or manmade disasters. He has spoken around the world on issues of homeland security, crisis management and disaster response.An Oklahoma native, he attended the University of Central Oklahoma, the Oklahoma City University School of Law, and holds a juris doctorate in law. He has taught law school at the Oklahoma City University and University of Denver on legislation, state & local government, and national security. Michael recently founded a high tech company with several other partners, and now serves as its board chairman. In addition to other public company boards, he serves on the editorial board of Homeland Security Television.Michael hosts The Michael Brown Show on Clear Channel Communication's KOA Radio from Denver, where he is heard in 38 states, Canada, and Mexico.

Michael D Brown
Featured Keynote Programs

DHS
The Largest Government Reorganization Since World War II – An Insider’s View

The only presidential appointee to serve in a legacy agency, on the transition team, and ultimately as one of the top five managers of the new Department of Homeland Security, hear the inside stories of what really happens when government tries to respond to threats and attacks.

Everything Worth Keeping Comes Through Dying

Learning while living what’s worth keeping is the only way to live. Storms come and go, but some things will always survive – including you. The media may attack, friends may abandon, but those things worth keeping will protect you.

Homeland Insecurity
Billions & Billions Later Are We really Safe(r)?

Congress rearranges the deck chairs, taxpayers spend billions, and bad things continue to happen. Are we really safer or just think we are? How much liberty are you willing to give up to feel safe?

Swept away by the storm, where do you go to get your reputation back?

Companies, individuals, organizations find themselves at the center of a public relations storm, their reputations in tatters. Where do you find the inner strength to survive and rebuild? Do you really have to be remembered for your last worst act?

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