Robert Tucker | |
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35th New York City Fire Commissioner | |
Assumed office August 12, 2024 | |
Mayor | Eric Adams |
Preceded by | Laura Kavanagh |
Personal details | |
Born | New York,New York,U.S. | March 16,1970
Education | George Washington University (BA) Pace University School of Law (JD) |
Robert S. Tucker (born March 16,1970) is an American businessman and philanthropist who is currently serving as the 35th Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department. [1] [2] He was chairman and CEO of T&M USA,a security and investigative services company based in New York City. He is the grandson of American operatic tenor Richard Tucker.
Tucker was appointed FDNY fire commissioner by New York City Mayor Eric Adams on August 12,2024. Barely a month later it was revealed that Tucker had a prior business relationship with Chinese billionaire and convicted scammer Miles Guo. [3] Guo has been linked to FBI counterintelligence investigations as recently as 2023. [4] It was also revealed that Tucker helped Lin Gui’an obtain a job as a civilian aide in the NYPD despite Lin’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party. [5] Adams’ties to Chinese-American businesspeople and government officials in New York City are reportedly under investigation by federal prosecutors. [6]
Six weeks before Tucker was appointed FDNY commissioner eight employees of Tucker’s former business made political contributions to Adams on the same day. [7]
Tucker has never been a firefighter or emergency response official. He is a self-described “fire buff”who cites his time as a young boy chasing fire engines as inspiration for his service. [8]
Tucker graduated from George Washington University and Pace University School of Law. [9] Following law school,Tucker worked as special assistant to the District Attorney in Queens County,Richard A. Brown. [10]
In 1999 Tucker became chairman and CEO of T&M Protection Resources,a company specializing in security,intelligence and investigations. [10] [11] In 2007 Tucker restructured T&M as a limited liability company and sold a minority interest to Pegasus Capital Advisors as well as another private investor. [12]
In 2008 Tucker and Pegasus commenced a plan to invest jointly in acquisitions of security companies in Israel which has resulted in T&M's subsidiary,T&M Holding Israel Ltd,becoming one of the largest security and janitorial service companies in the country with over 7,000 employees. [13]
On January 1,2021,Tucker purchased the shares of T&M Protection Resources from his private equity partners and reestablished the company as T&M USA. [14]
Tucker is vice president of the board of directors of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation,named for his grandfather. [15] The foundation provides three grants to aspiring opera singers. Tucker's father,Barry Tucker,serves as president of the board. [16] [17]
Tucker has received a range of awards from community organizations in the New York City area
Additionally,Tucker serves as board member for the New York City Police Foundation, [18] White Plains Hospital, [19] and Pace University. [20]
Tucker is Jewish and grew up in Scarsdale,NY. He currently lives in Manhattan and spends time in The Hamptons in the summer.
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