Jeremias Alvarez

Guidehouse

Jeremias Alvarez is a Partner in the National Security Segment (NSS) at Guidehouse, a global consultancy that solves important problems and builds trust in society. He leads work across a diverse management consulting portfolio in the areas of strategy and transformation, change management, program and project management, human capital, and agile technology development. Jeremias brings more than 20 years of total experience working in the private and local, State, Federal, and non-profit sectors. At Guidehouse, he currently oversees public sector consulting accounts across the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Account with a focus on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Jeremias has supported all FEMA mission areas, including response, recovery, and resilience (mitigation, insurance, preparedness, and continuity) for almost 14 years, both at headquarters and throughout the regions. He has supported all mission areas across TSA for more than five years. Over the past 14+ years, Jeremias has led the significant growth of the FEMA Account to help it become a top 10 overall client account for Guidehouse.

Prior to joining Guidehouse, Jeremias was a Managing Director at PwC and a Senior Business Transformation consultant at IBM Global Business Services, where he also supported emergency management strategy and transformation initiatives throughout FEMA. He began his career as a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF), managing large policy, regulatory, and social science research projects at the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Jeremias holds a Master of Public Affairs from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish/International Business from St. Edward’s University. He also holds several certifications, including: Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Agilist, High Concern Communication (HCC), Advanced Facilitation, and Certified Change Management Practitioner (CCMP).

In addition to his leadership volunteer work mentioned above in previous question, Jeremias also serves on the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Foundation Board, which focuses on supporting students with financial assistance as they pursue emergency management and flood risk management education; Studio Theatre Board, a DC area regional theater that produces contemporary plays on the societal issues of the day; and on the Point Foundation Board, a national organization that provides financial assistance to LGBQT students of merit in need that have been cut off from their families.