Leo Mackay Jr.
Leo Mackay Jr. | |
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Mackay in 2002 | |
| 4th United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |
| In office May 24, 2001 – September 30, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Edward A. Powell (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Gordon H. Mansfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leo Sidney Mackay Jr. August 15, 1961 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Harvard University (MPP, PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1983–1995 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
| Unit | VF-11 |
| Battles/wars | Operation Earnest Will |
Leo Sidney Mackay Jr. (born August 15, 1961) is an American businessman, and a former deputy secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
He is senior vice president, and an elected officer, of Lockheed Martin Corporation. Currently, he is senior vice president - ethics and enterprise assurance, serving as the corporate audit executive (CAE); as well as leading the offices of Ethics and Business Conduct; Environment, Safety, and Health; enterprise risk; and serving as chief sustainability officer. The Lockheed Martin sustainability program has been perennially ranked among the world's best.
He is a director, and investment committee member, of Lockheed Martin Ventures, the wholly owned venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin. He reports to the CEO, the Audit Committee, and the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee of the board of directors. He is an independent director of publicly-traded companies Ameren and Cognizant Technology Solutions. His work on Cognizant's audit committee has been highly praised. He is also a former director (from 2016-2022) of the Federal Savings Bank of USAA and a former strategic advisor of Pegasus Capital Advisors. He was U.S. Black Engineer magazine's 2012 Black Engineer of the Year Awardee for Career Achievement, and the 2014 Lincoln-Douglass Award winner from the Republican National Committee. He is a member, with term ending in September, 2023, of the Board of Regents of Concordia Theological Seminary.
Previously, Mackay chaired the Board of Visitors at the Graduate School of Public Affairs of the University of Maryland (2008–2014). He was a board member, and chair of the Audit Committee, of the Center for a New American Security in Wahshington, DC (2007–2015), and continues on its Board of Advisors. He was chair of the Lutheran Housing Support Corporation (2006–2011); Chair of the Secretary of Health and Human Services' Advisory Committee on Minority Health (2004–2005); and a board member of Cook's Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas (1998–2001).