Karen Evans
Karen S. Evans | |
|---|---|
| Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | David Richardson (acting) |
| 1st Assistant Secretary of Energy for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response | |
| In office September 4, 2018 – February 14, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sean Plankey (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | West Virginia University (BS, MBA) |
| Occupation | Former Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response at the U.S. Department of Energy |
| Known for | Former Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States, previously known as the Administrator of the Office of E-Government and Information Technology (E-Gov) |
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Karen S. Evans is an American government official who has served as the Senior Official Performing the Duties of Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) since December 2025. Evans previously served as a senior advisor at the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency.
She is a former United States Senate confirmed, Presidential Appointed executive, who served as the first Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response at the U.S. Department of Energy. An executive who served in four Presidential Appointed positions in three Administrations. She is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.