Since he retired, Pfeifer has been an adjunct associate professor in Columbia UniversitysSchool of International Public Affairsand the director of crisis leadership at the Columbia Climate SchoolsNational Center for Disaster Preparedness. She is promoting a culture of true leadership, accountability, and performance within the FDNY. Leebs request continued: As a servant leader, I have never placed myself before the organization and todays decision is no different, Leebs letter states. You will see and hear the FDNY Deputy Chief advise units what he expects to be done on his fireground. Joseph (Joe) Pfeifer, 67, retired from the FDNY in 2018 as an Assistant Chief.