National Executive Vice President Frank D. Ferris is the second highest elected official of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), the nation's largest independent federal sector union. He was initially elected to this position by delegates at the union's 47th National Convention in August 1999; and re-elected to his third term at the 50th National Convention in August 2007.

Ferris left federal employment in the mid-70s, and has been associated with NTEU for more than 31 years supervising the union's negotiations, training and cooperative efforts programs. As the Director of Negotiations, he served as the chief spokesperson during numerous contract negotiations between NTEU and federal agencies and departments where NTEU represents employees.

He holds a Masters Degree in Labor Studies from the University of Massachusetts and a Doctorate from the University of Southern California . He has published more than 25 articles in the field of Labor Relations, and teaches courses in Conflict Management and Human Resources in Johns Hopkins University 's MBA programs.