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 The New York City Fire Department, officially the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the full-service fire department of New York City, serving all Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs. The FDNY is responsible for providing Fi ...

. He was chairman and CEO of T&M USA, a security and investigative services company based in

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. Tucker was appointed FDNY fire commissioner by New York City Mayor

Eric Adams Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and former police officer who has served as the 110th mayor of New York City since 2022. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City P ...

on August 12, 2024.

Career and education

Tucker graduated from

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and

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. Following law school, Tucker worked as special assistant to the District Attorney in Queens County, Richard A. Brown. In 1999 Tucker became chairman and CEO of T&M Protection Resources, a company specializing in security, intelligence and investigations. 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. 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. Tucker was appointed FDNY fire commissioner by New York City Mayor

on August 12, 2024. Six weeks before Tucker was appointed FDNY commissioner, eight employees of Tucker’s former business made political contributions to Adams on the same day. 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.

Philanthropy and community involvement

Tucker is vice president of the board of directors of the

Richard Tucker Music Foundation The Richard Tucker Music Foundation, founded in 1975, was created in honor of American opera singer Richard Tucker. The foundation is best known for awarding the annual Richard Tucker award, given to a young opera singer "on the threshold of a majo ...

, named for his grandfather. The foundation provides three grants to aspiring opera singers. Tucker's father, Barry Tucker, serves as president of the board. Additionally, Tucker serves as board member for the

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, and

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References

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