Before being the head of FEMA during Hurricane Katrina, Michael Brown was the Comissioner of the Arabian Horse Association

1. Michael D. Brown was appointed the head of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), by president George W. Bush and was in charge during Hurricane Katrina natural disaster. He is widely seen as the chief person responsible for the slow and inadequate response of FEMA during Katrina. It is interesting to note that before joining FEMA, Brown had 12 years of experience in the International Arabian Horse Association, working his way to the Stewards Commissioner. It is unclear how this prepared Brown for his FEMA appointment. Brown has repeatedly shifted the blame of the inadequate response on then Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco and then New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin.