Leo Mackay Jr.

This article is about the American deputy cabinet secretary. For the Canadian writer, see Leo McKay Jr.
Leo Mackay Jr.
Mackay in 2002
4th United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In office
May 24, 2001 – September 30, 2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byEdward A. Powell (Acting)
Succeeded byGordon H. Mansfield
Personal details
Born
Leo Sidney Mackay Jr.

(1961-08-15) August 15, 1961 (age 63)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Harvard University (MPP, PhD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1983–1995
Rank Lieutenant Commander
UnitVF-11
Battles/warsOperation 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.[1] 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.[2]

He is a director, and investment committee member, of Lockheed Martin Ventures, the wholly owned venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin.[3] 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[4] and Cognizant Technology Solutions.[5] His work on Cognizant's audit committee has been highly praised.[6] 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.[7] He is a member, with term ending in September, 2023, of the Board of Regents of Concordia Theological Seminary.[8]

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.[9] 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).

  1. ^ [1] Lockheed Martin, Corporation, retrieved April 15, 2016
  2. ^ "Lockheed Martin Recognized as Best-in-Class on Dow Jones Sustainability Index". www.3blmedia.com. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  3. ^ "Lockheed Martin Ventures". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  4. ^ [2] Ameren, Inc., retrieved January 17, 2021.
  5. ^ [3] Cognizant Technology Solutions, retrieved April 15, 2016
  6. ^ "More Cognizant FCPA Lessons". Radical Compliance. 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  7. ^ [4] Black Engineer of the Year 2012 STEM Global Conference, retrieved April 15, 2016
  8. ^ [5] LCMS Convention, 2010, retrieved April 15, 2016
  9. ^ [6] Archived 2016-04-03 at the Wayback Machine Center for a New American Security, retrieved April 15, 2016