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| − | Jeffrey Zients is a management consultant recently appointed as | + | '''Jeffrey Zients''' is a former CEO of the Advisory Board Co. and former chairman of the Arlington-based Corporate Executive Board Co., and is a management consultant recently appointed as "Government Performance Czar," as Chief Performance Officer in the [[Obama Administration]].<ref>[http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/04/13/daily103.html Obama names Chopra, Zients to top posts], ''Washington Business Journal'', April 20, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://glennbeck.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/06/09/rise-of-the-czars/ Rise of the Czars], FOXNews.com, June 9th, 2009.</ref> He was appointed in April 2009, and confirmed by the [[Senate]] (as deputy director for management for the OMB) on June 19, 2009.<ref name=GB>[http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/29391/ List of Obama's Czars], GlennBeck.com, August 21, 2009.</ref> Zients reports to the Office of Management and Budget Director [[Peter Orzag]]. |
| + | Jeffrey Zients is in charge of cutting costs and finding best practices throughout government, a role described to "promote technological innovation in government," though his precise responsibilities are somewhat unclear. Prior to his appointment in the Obama administration, he had never worked in a [[government]] position.<ref name=GB/> | ||
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| + | == Previous experience == | ||
| + | Jeffrey Zients was a chief executive and former management consultant; he founded Portfolio Logic in 2004.<ref name=GB/> | ||
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| + | From 2004 to 2006, he was a partner of the Washington Baseball Club. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Zients, Jeffrey}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Obama Administration Czars]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:09, June 24, 2016
Jeffrey Zients is a former CEO of the Advisory Board Co. and former chairman of the Arlington-based Corporate Executive Board Co., and is a management consultant recently appointed as "Government Performance Czar," as Chief Performance Officer in the Obama Administration.[1][2] He was appointed in April 2009, and confirmed by the Senate (as deputy director for management for the OMB) on June 19, 2009.[3] Zients reports to the Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orzag.
Jeffrey Zients is in charge of cutting costs and finding best practices throughout government, a role described to "promote technological innovation in government," though his precise responsibilities are somewhat unclear. Prior to his appointment in the Obama administration, he had never worked in a government position.[3]
Previous experience
Jeffrey Zients was a chief executive and former management consultant; he founded Portfolio Logic in 2004.[3]
From 2004 to 2006, he was a partner of the Washington Baseball Club.
References
- ↑ Obama names Chopra, Zients to top posts, Washington Business Journal, April 20, 2009.
- ↑ Rise of the Czars, FOXNews.com, June 9th, 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 List of Obama's Czars, GlennBeck.com, August 21, 2009.
