 
Mr. Lucchesi serves as the Assistant Director of the Office of IT Policy and Planning, one of five components in the FBI’s Information and Technology Branch. Mr.
Lucchesi is responsible for an information technology portfolio
of approximately $1 billion of IT investments, projects,
and systems. He also is responsible for strategically planning
and assessing the FBI’s IT investments, projects,
and assets across the enterprise to deliver critical mission
capabilities to FBI personnel, while optimizing performance
and return on investment.
Mr. Lucchesi developed a recognized IT Governance framework
that complies with the 1996 Clinger-Cohen Act, successfully
implementing IT Governance Boards and project control processes.
He ensured that projects were planned and developed using
best practices and repeatable procedures and complied with
legislation and FBI, Department of Justice, and the Office
of Management and Budget policies.
Mr. Lucchesi joined the FBI in September 1993 as a member
of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division staff.
He contributed to the successful deployment of the Integrated
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) system,
the FBI’s $640 million Presidential Priority Program
that modernized and revitalized the FBI’s fingerprint
identification services. During this period he acted as
IAFIS Chief of Staff and Chief of the Program Performance
and Management Unit where he was responsible for IAFIS program
performance. He planned and implemented the IAFIS connectivity
assistance program for state, federal, and FBI field office
users.
Mr. Lucchesi also served as the U.S. delegate to the Interpol
Automated Fingerprint Identification System Expert Group
where he represented the FBI’s information sharing
requirements for international interoperability and exchange
of fingerprint standards and data.
Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Lucchesi was responsible
for the management and coordination of diverse military
projects. Before his retirement as a commander in the Naval
Reserve, he served with the Defense Intelligence Agency’s
European Operations Directorate and as the Assistant Naval
Attaché, Rome.
Mr. Lucchesi graduated from Middlebury College, Vermont
in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in history. He is
an accredited Contracting Officer Technical Representative.
In August 2005, he was awarded the Director’s Annual
Award for Special Achievement for leading the effort to
create the foundation needed to transform IT management
within the FBI.
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