Daryl Black

Crisis Leadership and Emergency Management Facilitator

With over 30 years of experience in crisis leadership and emergency management, Daryl is a highly sought-after speaker, facilitator, and author. He has collaborated with thousands of leaders in crisis leadership and has provided guidance through various platforms such as podcasts, books, and programs across North America, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand.

Daryl is dedicated to equipping individuals and organizations with essential information to effectively navigate crises of any scale. Daryl’s journey in crisis leadership began in volunteer search and rescue, where he successfully led numerous missions to find lost and missing individuals. His expertise also extends to supporting responses to major events, including serving as the Task Force Leader for a Canadian team dispatched to Hurricane Katrina. Notably, he is a member of Canada Task Force 2, a team that responds to the most significant emergencies and natural disasters in the country.

Daryl has actively participated in critical events including two of Canada’s most significant disasters to include the floods in Calgary and High River in 2013, the Ft. McMurray wildfire in 2016 and most recently the Jasper Wildfires in 2024 and more than a dozen other highly impactful incidents across Canada.

In addition to his speaking and corporate leadership training he is the founder of Exigent Inc., a company specializing in consulting in high risk environments as well as offering turnkey re-entry services to municipalities and First Nations to ensure their populations can return to their homes as soon as safely possible.

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