Principal, The Martinet Group, LLC
Michael Martinet has taught classes in disaster cost recovery training for over 19 years. He is retired from the Controller’s Office of the City and County of San Francisco, where he was the Emergency Planning Manager.
Previously Mr. Martinet served as the Executive Director for the Office of Disaster Management, Area G for 16 years, a consortium of 14 cities in Los Angeles County.
He holds a Master’s degree in Emergency Services Administration, and is a Certified Emergency Manager through the International Association of Emergency Managers. (IAEM)
He is the past Vice-president of IAEM Region IX, and a past member of the IAEM Global Board.
Mr. Martinet currently chairs the Disaster Cost Recovery Caucus for IAEM. He served on the CEM© Commission for six years and he was a principal on the NFPA Committee on Standard 1600. He also served as an assessor for the Emergency Management Accreditation Program.
Mr. Martinet frequently speaks at state, national and international emergency management conferences on disaster cost recovery issues.