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He was a member of the board of directors of [[XM Satellite Radio]] until its 2008 merger.<ref name=WBJ /><ref name=CNP /> He was a board member at [[Sirius XM Radio]] until his Senate confirmation,<ref>{{cite news|title=Zients Resigns from Sirius XM Board|url=http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1383160&spid=24698|work=Radio Ink|publisher=MediaSpan|date=June 23, 2009|accessdate=2009-06-30}}</ref> and is a current board member of [[Revolution Health Group]] which is a holding company investing in consumer-driven healthcare, Best Practices which outsources emergency medical services, and Timbuk2 Designs, a retailer of backpacks, apparel and messenger bags.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeffrey D. Zients Profile|url=http://people.forbes.com/profile/jeffrey-d-zients/87705|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref><ref name=CNP>{{cite web|title=Jeffrey D. Zients|url=http://www.portfolio.com/resources/executive-profiles/Jeffrey-D-Zients-989|publisher=Condé Nast Portfolio|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref><ref name=Nichols>{{cite news|author=Nichols, Hans|title=Obama Names Performance Officer, Vows to Trim Federal Spending|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a3R_838tpZb4|date=April 20, 2009|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref><ref name=OHara>{{cite news|author=O'Hara, Terence|title=There's More Than Baseball in Jeffrey Zients's Days|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/29/AR2006012900520.html|date=August 31, 2007|work=The Washington Post|publisher=Tribune Company|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref>
He was a member of the board of directors of [[XM Satellite Radio]] until its 2008 merger.<ref name=WBJ /><ref name=CNP /> He was a board member at [[Sirius XM Radio]] until his Senate confirmation,<ref>{{cite news|title=Zients Resigns from Sirius XM Board|url=http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1383160&spid=24698|work=Radio Ink|publisher=MediaSpan|date=June 23, 2009|accessdate=2009-06-30}}</ref> and is a current board member of [[Revolution Health Group]] which is a holding company investing in consumer-driven healthcare, Best Practices which outsources emergency medical services, and Timbuk2 Designs, a retailer of backpacks, apparel and messenger bags.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeffrey D. Zients Profile|url=http://people.forbes.com/profile/jeffrey-d-zients/87705|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref><ref name=CNP>{{cite web|title=Jeffrey D. Zients|url=http://www.portfolio.com/resources/executive-profiles/Jeffrey-D-Zients-989|publisher=Condé Nast Portfolio|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref><ref name=Nichols>{{cite news|author=Nichols, Hans|title=Obama Names Performance Officer, Vows to Trim Federal Spending|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a3R_838tpZb4|date=April 20, 2009|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref><ref name=OHara>{{cite news|author=O'Hara, Terence|title=There's More Than Baseball in Jeffrey Zients's Days|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/29/AR2006012900520.html|date=August 31, 2007|work=The Washington Post|publisher=Tribune Company|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref>


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==Baseball==
==Baseball==

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Jeffrey D. Zients
Zients speaking at his confirmation hearing.
1st Chief Performance Officer of the United States
Assumed office
June 19, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byOffice created
Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget
Assumed office
June 19, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byClay Johnson III
Personal details
Bornshoulder high portrait wearing a suit
c. 1966
Kensington, United States
Diedshoulder high portrait wearing a suit
Resting placeshoulder high portrait wearing a suit
Parent
  • shoulder high portrait wearing a suit
Alma materDuke University[1]

Jeffrey D. Zients (born c. 1966) is an American CEO, management consultant and entrepreneur. President Obama appointed him to the new position of United States Chief Performance Officer. Confirmed by the Senate, he is also Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget in the federal government of the United States.[2]

Early years

Zients is a native of Kensington, Maryland[3] and lives in the Washington, D.C. area.[4] He and his wife Mary have four children.[5]

He earned a bachelor's of science degree at Duke University summa cum laude. Zients worked in management consulting for Mercer Management Consulting and Bain & Company and then was chief operating officer of DGB Enterprises.[1]

Later years

He is founder[6] and a managing partner in privately-held Portfolio Logic LLC, an investment firm primarily focused on pediatric healthcare and business services companies.[7]

Zients is former chairman (2001–2004), chief operating officer (1996–1998) and chief executive officer (1998–2000) of Advisory Board Company and former chairman (2000–2001) of Corporate Executive Board.[8] Both companies were founded by David G. Bradley and they made Zients and Bradley multimillionaires.[4][9]

He was a member of the board of directors of XM Satellite Radio until its 2008 merger.[8][10] He was a board member at Sirius XM Radio until his Senate confirmation,[11] and is a current board member of Revolution Health Group which is a holding company investing in consumer-driven healthcare, Best Practices which outsources emergency medical services, and Timbuk2 Designs, a retailer of backpacks, apparel and messenger bags.[12][10][6][9]


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Baseball

In 2005, he worked to bring Major League Baseball back to Washington with venture capitalist Fred Malek forming the Washington Baseball Club, one of eight[13] or nine groups vying to buy the Washington Nationals.[14] The club included Colin Powell, AOL founding CEO James Kinsey, attorney Vernon Jordan, Darrell Green formerly of the Washington Redskins, Fannie Mae chairman Franklin Raines[3][14] and others.[3] Malek was going to be the managing partner for the first three years when Zients would take over.[13] They came close to owning the team[13] but lost to another group led by the Lerner family.[8]

Chief performance officer

He has twenty years experience[2] and specialized in advising healthcare companies on business practices.[6] According to Obama, his assignment is to help “streamline processes, cut costs, and find best practices throughout" the U.S. government.[2] Zients replaced Nancy Killefer who withdrew from her nomination to this position in February 2009 to avoid controversy about her personal income taxes.[15] His nomination was approved by the full Senate after a hearing on June 10, 2009 by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee who voted unanimously to approve him.[16][17]

Aneesh [Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer] and Jeffrey will work closely with our Chief Information Officer, Vivek Kundra, who is responsible for setting technology policy across the government, and using technology to improve security, ensure transparency, and lower costs. The goal is to give all Americans a voice in their government and ensure that they know exactly how we’re spending their money – and can hold us accountable for the results. —Barack Obama[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Advisory Board Co. 10-K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. June 27, 2003. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. ^ a b c d Barack Obama. Weekly Address: Efficiency and Innovation. Event occurs at 3:56. {{cite AV media}}: Text "April 18, 2009" ignored (help) and Obama, Barack (April 18, 2009). "(Transcript) Weekly Address: Efficiency and Innovation". The White House (whitehouse.gov). Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  3. ^ a b c Shin, Annys (October 4, 2004). "Zients Is at the Top of His Game". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  4. ^ a b O'Keefe, Ed. "Who Are Jeffrey Zients and Aneesh Chopra?". The Washington Post. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  5. ^ "Play Ball! Washington Baseball Club Celebrates Return of Baseball to Our Hometown" (Press release). Washington Baseball Club via Zoom Information. September 29, 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  6. ^ a b c Nichols, Hans (April 20, 2009). "Obama Names Performance Officer, Vows to Trim Federal Spending". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  7. ^ "Portfolio Logic Management LLC". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 2009-94-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ a b c "Obama names Chopra, Zients to top posts". Washington Business Journal. Advance Publications. April 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  9. ^ a b O'Hara, Terence (August 31, 2007). "There's More Than Baseball in Jeffrey Zients's Days". The Washington Post. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  10. ^ a b "Jeffrey D. Zients". Condé Nast Portfolio. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  11. ^ "Zients Resigns from Sirius XM Board". Radio Ink. MediaSpan. June 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  12. ^ "Jeffrey D. Zients Profile". Forbes. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  13. ^ a b c Heath, Thomas (April 29, 2009). "Malek, Zients Are Big Hitters in an All-Star Ownership Lineup". The Washington Post. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  14. ^ a b "Powell Joins Group Bidding On D.C. Baseball Team". Jet. Vol. 107, no. 24. Johnson Publishing. June 13, 2005. p. 50. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  15. ^ Lunney, Kellie (April 20, 2009). "Obama Names Zients As CPO". National Journal Group. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  16. ^ Brodsky, Robert (June 22, 2009). "Zients confirmed as OMB's deputy director of management". GovExec.com. National Journal Group. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  17. ^ Meckler, Laura (April 20, 2009). "Administration Seeks to Target Wasteful Spending". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
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