Jeff Zients
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| Organization: | Joe Biden presidential administration |
| Role: | White House chief of staff |
| Affiliation: | Democratic |
| Education: | Duke University |
Jeff Zients is the White House chief of staff in the Biden administration. Biden announced Zients was selected to replace departing chief of staff Ron Klain on January 27, 2023.[1] Zients officially began working as chief of staff on February 8, 2023.[2]
Zients formerly worked as National Economic Council director serving under the Obama administration.[3] In November 2020, he became a member of three agency review teams for the Biden Transition: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Homeland Security.[4]
Biography
Zients graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in political science.[5] He worked for two decades in the private sector in both executive and consulting roles in business strategy, process reengineering, and financial management.[3]
The U.S. Senate confirmed Zients in 2009 to serve as the deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Obama administration. He held several other government positions, including the director of the National Economic Council and twice as the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, from June to October 2010 and January 2012 to April 2013.[3]
He joined the Facebook board of directors in May 2018.[5]
White House chief of staff
Biden announced he had selected Zients to replace departing White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain on January 27, 2023. In a statement, Biden said, "I’m confident that Jeff will continue Ron’s example of smart, steady leadership, as we continue to work hard every day for the people we were sent here to serve."[1] Zients officially began working as chief of staff on February 8, 2023.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Associated Press, "Biden picks Zients as his next White House chief of staff," January 27, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Twitter, "White House on February 8, 2023," accessed February 8, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Obama White House, "Jeffrey Zients," accessed December 3, 2020
- ↑ Biden-Harris Transition, "Agency Review Teams," accessed December 3, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Facebook Newsroom, "Jeff Zients Joins Facebook Board of Directors," May 8, 2018
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