James Lee Witt has over 25 years of disaster management experience. He was appointed Director of FEMA in 1993 by President Clinton. He served as Director until 2001. Witt is currently CEO and Chairman of James Le Witt Associates. Witt: Every dollar we invest in prevention or preparedness could potentially save you three to five dollars in future losses, but the business interruption side of it, it could be even higher than that. He says its still not too late to start planning for the next hurricane season.”]