15 Facts About Pete Gaynor

Peter Thomas Gaynor was born on 1958 and is an American Certified Emergency Manager who served briefly as acting Secretary of Homeland Security under President Trump.

Pete Gaynor was appointed as Acting Administrator by President Donald Trump on March 8,2019, and became Administrator on January 16,2020.

Pete Gaynor assumed the role of Acting Secretary of Homeland Security on January 12,2021, upon the resignation of Chad Wolf.

Pete Gaynor was succeeded as Acting DHS Secretary by David Pekoske on January 20,2021, after President Biden's inauguration.

Pete Gaynor, who grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island, graduated from Pilgrim High School in 1977, and subsequently enlisted in the Marine Corps.

Pete Gaynor later attended Community College of Rhode Island from 1982 to 1984, and Rhode Island College from 1984 to 1986, graduating with a BA in History.

Pete Gaynor completed the Executive Leaders Program at the Naval Postgraduate School in 2013.

Pete Gaynor served in the US Marine Corps for 26 years, retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

From March 2008 to December 2014, Pete Gaynor was the director of the Providence Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security.

From January 2015 to October 2018, Pete Gaynor was the director of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency.

Pete Gaynor oversaw response and recovery efforts to blizzards, floods, tropical storms and public health emergencies.

Pete Gaynor coordinated evacuations, mass care, special events, and school safety.

Pete Gaynor was confirmed by the Senate on October 11,2018, as the deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

On March 8,2019, when Administrator Brock Long returned to the private sector, Pete Gaynor became acting administrator.

Pete Gaynor was in charge of the agency's recovery efforts for many disasters, including the California wildfires, tornado outbreaks, severe storms, flooding in the Midwest and the Puerto Rico earthquakes.