Welcome to the Federal Executive Institute (FEI). We improve the performance of government agencies by working with federal executives who are exceptional leaders, understand their constitutional role, possess a broad corporate view, and take pride in serving the American people.
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Our history
We were founded in 1968 by OPM to offer learning and ongoing leadership development for senior leaders. We have served more than 25,000 senior federal leaders and deliver programs at our campus in Charlottesville, VA, and at agency sites throughout the U.S. and the world.
Through the years, our mission has been consistent: challenge executives to cultivate the skills, attitudes and behaviors critical to dynamic and transformational public sector leadership. We achieve this mission by re-grounding executives in the constitutional framework of the Federal Government and encouraging introspection through small group work. We build learning communities between participants and faculty in which everyone is a teacher and everyone is a learner.
Our staff
FEI is staffed by Director Dr. Suzanne Logan, resident faculty members, and we call on up to150 adjunct faculty members around the U.S. who bring their rich and diverse backgrounds into our learning environment. Our adjunct faculty includes representatives from a wide range of U.S. colleges and universities including Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Georgetown University, and the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.
There is no federal appropriation for FEI. Our operating funds come from our training fees.
Our partners
The founders of FEI anticipated a close intellectual relationship with the education community, which is why we established the FEI campus in close proximity to the University of Virginia (UVA). FEI and UVA continue to work together as partners including FEI participant and faculty use of UVA research and athletic facilities, as well as recruitment of UVA students to serve as graduate fellows and undergraduate interns.
