Peter H. Daly

Peter H. Daly
Born	Template:Birth date Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	November 2, 2017(2017-11-02) (aged 76)
Occupation(s)	Government official, consultant, author, lecturer
Years active	1965–1998 (government service)
Known for	Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (1988–1995)

Peter H. Daly (January 30, 1941 – November 2, 2017) held a prominent leadership role within the United States Department of the Treasury, serving as the Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from 1988 through 1995.

Biography

Daly was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and completed his undergraduate studies at Villanova University in 1963. He began his career at the Treasury Department in 1965, initially assigned to Policy Planning and the Savings Bond Division. By 1968, he moved to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, where he specialized in labor relations and was later appointed as the inaugural chief of its Human Resource Development Division. His career progressed as he took on roles including Assistant to the Director, Chief of Planning and Policy Analysis, and Deputy Director of the U.S. Savings Bond program.

In 1983, Daly advanced to Deputy Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing before being promoted to Director in 1988. Throughout his directorship until 1995, he acted as a representative for U.S. financial interests on an international scale, led an international financial research consortium, and played a key role in supporting financial services initiatives in Russia and Eastern Europe through the Financial Services Volunteer Corps. Additionally, he chaired the advisory board for Grandma's Houses, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting vulnerable groups in Washington, DC.

Following his tenure as Director, Daly took on a senior advisory position within the Office of the United States Secretary of the Treasury and joined the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, concentrating on anti-terrorism efforts within banking and finance sectors. He concluded his government service in 1998.

After retiring from public service, Daly provided national security consulting to Booz Allen Hamilton and offered expertise to Forum Corporation. He also lectured at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and served as a research associate at Harvard’s Center for Information Policy, where he authored research on how information technology influences national security and societal frameworks.

Daly co-wrote The First 90 Days In Government (published by Harvard Business School Press) and contributed extensively to professional literature concerning leadership and policy within government contexts.