FBI – LEEDA is a 501(c)(3) corporation. The majority of members of FBI - LEEDA are Chief Executive Officers of law enforcement agencies, Directors and Commissioners of public safety, and elected Sheriffs throughout the United States and numerous foreign countries. One of the requirements for active membership in FBI - LEEDA is to have participated in a Command Institute for Law Enforcement Executives or the LEEDS training program at the FBI Academy or one of the twenty-three regional FBI Command Colleges located throughout the United States.
Members of the Association consist mostly of decision-makers from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. In addition to FBI – LEEDA’s mission of leadership and management training excellence, the Association strives to provide information to its members which will enhance their ability to maintain an outstanding quality of life in the communities in which they serve. OUR HISTORY:
The LEEDS program was first conceptualized to fill a void in the FBI executive training programs for Municipal, State, and Federal leaders of law enforcement agencies having between 50 and 500 personnel. The Management Science and Leadership Unit at Quantico, led by SSA Robert McCarthy, in collaboration with faculty from the University of Virginia, began a two-week training program at the FBI Academy at Quantico on January 18, 1981, to meet this need. The Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar ("LEEDS") was borne and continues to grow. However, the request for executive level training continually exceeded scheduling availability at Quantico which now offers three sessions annually.
