Michael Leo

Captain Michael Leo has been a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) for 23 years. While earning a B.A. in Fire and Emergency Management at John Jay College, Michael studied the expanding role of uncrewed aircraft systems for use in emergency management. As the program administrator for FDNY Robotics, Michael’s responsibilities include all aspects of remotely operated robotics in addition to emerging technologies to support command tactics and operations. Michael served as a member of the Federal Aviation Administration’s advanced aviation advisory committee, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) small unmanned aircraft committee and ASTM International small aircraft committee.