David Richardson (government official)

David Richardson
Official portrait, 2025
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Acting
In office
May 8, 2025 – November 30, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCameron Hamilton (acting)
Succeeded byKaren Evans (acting)
Personal details
Born (1965-03-04) March 4, 1965
EducationHarding University (BS)
Military service
Branch U.S. Marine Corps

David Richardson (born March 4, 1965) is an American government official who served as the Senior Official Performing the Duties of Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from May to November 2025. Richardson previously served as the Assistant Secretary for the United States Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), succeeding Mary Ellen Callahan, from January 2025 until taking the Acting FEMA role. He also previously served as a United States Marine Corps ground combat officer.