Public Short Bio
Fred Cheng retired from the Departmental Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN). He was responsible for setting and implementing the USDA’s Strategic Goals to include offices and 17 agencies of USDA’s AAPI and special emphasis programs. Mr. Cheng is an active member of the following affinity groups; the Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC), Asian Pacific American Network in Agriculture (APANA) and Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE). He retired in 2017 as a Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. In his last assignment, he served as the Executive Officer for the Naval Reserve, Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters (DIAHQ) 1482 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
