Eric M. Leckey

FEMA

Eric M. Leckey is the Associate Administrator for Mission Support at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and a career member of the Senior Executive Service.

In this role, Mr. Leckey provides leadership and direction to achieve business excellence to a team of 1,498 Mission Support professionals and an additional 627 disaster reservists in delivering a $496.1 million dollar program of requirements in the areas of administrative and real property services, information technology and cyber security, procurement, security, and human capital.

Mr. Leckey concurrently serves as Component Acquisition Executive responsible for implementation, management, and oversight of acquisition programs, policies, and processes as well as Acquisition Decision Authority for non-major acquisition programs. In this role, Mr. Leckey leads acquisition program governance by providing direct oversight of 50 acquisition programs valued at 20 billion dollars.

From 2019-2022, Mr. Leckey served as the Deputy Associate Administrator for Mission Support and from 2015-2019 he served as the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer and provided executive-level leadership, management, and oversight in the delivery of agency-wide business administrative services in the areas of installations, infrastructure, and environmental services; accountable property and support services; safety, health, medical, and psychological support services; and privacy, disclosure, and records management.

From 2011-2015, Mr. Leckey served as FEMA’s Chief Privacy Officer.

In addition to his steady-state responsibilities, Mr. Leckey is a certified Chief of the Resources Support Section in the National Response Coordination Center. In this role, Mr. Leckey provided leadership and support in the areas of emergency response, logistics, and disaster resourcing. He has also deployed to states with Presidentially declared disasters to support response and recovery operations on the ground.

Mr. Leckey has served in several other leadership positions and within the private sector and was an Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security and Deputy Executive Secretary of the Homeland Security Council at the White House.

Mr. Leckey holds an M.A. in national security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College, a B.S. in urban affairs with a minor in political science from Wright State University, and an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Mr. Leckey is also a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.   

Mr. Leckey lives in Mount Vernon section of Alexandria, VA with his wife Molly, two sons Truman and Tate, and dog Hazel.