The changing face of Supply Chain, Operations Management and
Logistics in the Emergency
Management of Harris
County
Edward
M. Emmett became Harris County Judge on March 6, 2007, following Robert Eckels’
resignation. Voters later elected Judge Emmett in his own right on Nov. 4, 2008.
A
member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987, Judge Emmett was
chairman of the Committee on Energy, a member of the Transportation Committee,
and represented the state on numerous national committees relating to energy
and transportation policy.
In
1989, President George H. W. Bush nominated Emmett as a Commissioner at the
Interstate Commerce Commission. After being confirmed unanimously by the United
States Senate, Judge Emmett served on the commission for three years.
Judge
Emmett went on to found The Emmett Company, a multi-faceted international
consulting and marketing firm serving the transportation industry. His previous
experience also includes acting as president and chief operating officer of the
National Industrial Transportation League. With a wide breadth of experience in
transportation and logistics policy, Judge Emmett has been asked to speak at
transportation conferences and meetings across the United States and in 15
countries. He was named one of the Top 20 Logistics Professionals by the
Logistics Forum in 2003, and the Transportation Clubs International gave him its
“Transportation Person of the Year” award in 2005.
As
county judge, Judge Emmett also is director of Harris County’s Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Management, a role that took on special
significance when Hurricane Ike struck the Gulf Coast in September 2008. Judge Emmett
was widely praised locally and nationally for his calm leadership during and
after Ike’s devastating landfall.
Judge Emmett has won numerous awards during his tenure as chief
executive of the nation’s third-largest county, including most recently: the 2009 Distinguished
Public Service Award from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of
Texas; the 2008 Presidential “Call to Service Award” from President George W.
Bush; the 2008 Distinguished Leader Award from Leadership Houston; the 2008
Weather Hero from the John C. Freeman Weather Museum and the 2007 Greater
Houston-Galveston Anchor Award for Excellence in Transportation.
Judge
Emmett also serves on numerous boards and committees, including acting as
chairman of the Harris County Juvenile Board and the Juvenile Detention
Alternatives Initiative Executive Steering Committee. He also is a board member
of: the Joint City-County Commission on Children; the Tejano Center for
Community Concerns; the Houston-Galveston Area Council; the Houston-Galveston
Area Council Transportation Policy Council; and the American Society of
Transportation and Logistics
Judge Emmett attended Bellaire High School. He graduated from Rice
University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and from the
University of Texas at Austin in 1974 with a Master of Public Affairs degree.
Time and Location:
The HESS Club
5430 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77056
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Thursday, March 18
5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
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