Antonio Riley Elected Chair of Chicago Federal Executive Board

Antonio R. Riley was recently elected chair of the Chicago Federal Executive Board.
Antonio R. Riley was recently elected chair of the Chicago Federal Executive Board.

A U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator appointed by President Barack Obama as HUD’s Midwest Regional Administrator in 2010, will now serve as the Chicago Federal Executive Board (FEB) chairman.

Chicago FEB members and area agency leadership, elected Antonio R. Riley as the Chairman to lead coordination efforts among the 178 federal offices and agencies representing approximately 55,000 Federal employees and military personnel in the Chicagoland area including Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties in Illinois, and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana.

The Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development and Government & Community Partnerships are included among those agencies.

“It is an honor for me to be elected by my peers to serve in this capacity as we strive to reduce redundancies by creating synergies, enhanced collaboration and shared partnerships across our lines of business,” Riley said in a press release. 

Riley is a graduate of Carroll University in Wisconsin and of the Senior Executives in State and Local Government programs at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

He also served 10 years in the Wisconsin Legislature representing Milwaukee’s 18th Assembly District.

Throughout his career, Riley earned numerous accolades and awards including the Legacy Foundation’s prestigious Legacy Award. 

Riley earned the 2009 Legacy Award for being a person who passionately promotes, supports and invests in efforts that increase entrepreneurial opportunities; and consistently reflects passion through his actions in bold and innovative ways creating wealth-building opportunities for everyone.

According to the Chicago Federal Executive Board website, approximately 85 percent of all Federal employees work outside the U.S. national capital area. Federal programs have their impact largely through the actions of field representatives of the departments and agencies. In addition, Federal officials outside Washington are the principal representatives of the Federal government for the citizens of this country. FEBs accomplish their mission by fostering communication, coordination, and collaboration among Federal agencies, and also with state and local governments. FEBs provide information, referrals and guidance for intergovernmental relations and community outreach. The FEBs support and promote national initiatives of the President and the Administration, and respond to the local needs of Federal departments and agencies in the community through program activities of its committees and councils. Members of these committees are Federal employees who have been selected by their agency head to serve based on their positions, responsibilities, and expertise.

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