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Thomas Day was named senior vice president of Government Relations in June 2005. In this role Day, a 23-year postal veteran, reports to the Postmaster General and is responsible for all aspects of government relations for the Postal Service. In addition, he has responsibility for three subordinate organizations; Public Affairs and Communications, Consumer Advocate and Emergency Preparedness.
Starting in 2001, Day served as vice president of Engineering, and oversaw all engineering and development efforts that focused on internal processes, building and equipment maintenance programs and policies, as well as the Postal Service's award-winning environmental program.
Day is a third-generation postal employee, entering the Postal Service as a management associate in the Northeast Region following five years of service as an officer in the U.S. Army. His solid operational background includes various delivery, distribution and logistics assignments, including serving as district manager of the Southeast New England District.
The October 2001 anthrax attack proved to be the greatest professional challenge of Day's career. He and engineering staff developed immediate, short- and long-term technical responses to the anthrax attack. The resulting Emergency Preparedness Plan, submitted to Congress in March 2002, has been praised for its comprehensive approach to the problem of bioterrorism in the mail. For these efforts, Day was personally recognized with a Board of Governors award at the 2002 National Executive Conference.
Day is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. He represented the Postal Service as a Sloan Fellow at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, where he earned a Master of Science degree in management.
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