Daniel A. Craig

Daniel A. Craig is the President of Michael Baker International. In this role, Mr. Craig leads company-wide growth initiatives that drive expansion and innovation across all capabilities – from bridge design to digital twin technologies – through a unified, One Michael Baker Approach. He focuses on identifying emerging markets, strengthening new and existing client partnerships and leveraging data-driven insights to pursue high-impact growth opportunities in close collaboration with the firm’s market leaders.

He has over 25 years of experience in government relations and comprehensive emergency management consulting. He has advised the White House, dozens of governors and state administrations on disaster recovery, housing and long-term economic recovery strategies. He has spoken at multiple universities, conferences, broadcast television and government leadership gatherings on managing disasters while speeding community and economic recovery. Mr. Craig also served on numerous governors’ transition teams.

Most recently, Mr. Craig served as Chief Executive Officer of Tidal Basin Group and MLU Services, both Michael Baker International Companies. During his tenure at Tidal Basin, Mr. Craig oversaw the design and launch of numerous large-scale, complex programs, including Puerto Rico’s Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power (STEP) program following Hurricanes Irma’s and Maria’s devastation of the island. He also initiated Florida’s first state-led non-congregate sheltering (NCS) housing and home repair programs after Hurricanes Ian and Idalia. In the aftermath of the catastrophic wildfires that ravaged Maui, Mr. Craig served as a strategic advisor to the Governor of Hawai’i for emergency response and recovery, including liaising with federal agencies as requested.

Prior to founding Tidal Basin, Mr. Craig was presidentially appointed as the Associate Administrator for Recovery at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In this position, he oversaw the Federal government’s recovery efforts for all presidentially declared events, including the Space Shuttle Columbia crash, the wildfires of 2003, and the hurricanes of 2004 and 2005. Before becoming the Recovery Division Director at FEMA Headquarters, Mr. Craig was the Region I Administrator for the New England area, responsible for all FEMA mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and training activities across the six-state region. He also served as the Executive Director of the Eastern Regional Office at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and as a Legislative Representative and Grassroots Specialist for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, where he handled federal emergencies, transportation, technology, privacy and energy issues.