Edward J. McElroy
Distinguished Fellow
President Emeritus, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
Former CEO, Ullico, Inc.
Edward J. McElroy, a life-long educator and Labor leader, served as Chief Executive Officer of Ullico Inc. for 19 months until December 2010. Having also been a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for more than five years, Mr. McElroy provided perceptive vision, strategic positioning and financial management for Ullico.
Mr. McElroy is also President Emeritus of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, having served as its president from 2004 to 2008. He served as Secretary-Treasurer of the AFT from 1992 to 2004.
After beginning his career as a teacher in Warwick, Rhode Island, Mr. McElroy became president of the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers (AFT) at the age of 30. Throughout his years at the international union, Mr. McElroy led efforts to strengthen financial accountability requirements and was instrumental in AFT initiatives to harness technology in order to support, inform and mobilize union members.
Mr. McElroy currently serves on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Ullico, Inc. He also serves on the Board of America’s Agenda-Health Care for All.
A graduate of Providence College, Mr. McElroy resides in Washington, D.C. and is married to Edwina B. Ricci. McElroy and his wife have four children – Kathy, Mary, Steven and Elizabeth, and four grandchildren— Kyle, Evan, Chloe and the late Noah Jordan.