Chief Performance Officer of the United States

Chief Performance Officer of the United States

Incumbent Jason Miller since April 28, 2021
Formation	June 19, 2009
First holder	Jeffrey Zients

Chief Performance Officer of the United States (CPO) is a position in the Office of Management and Budget (within the Executive Office of the President of the United States), first announced on January 7, 2009, by then President-elect Barack Obama. The post concentrates on the federal budget and government reform.

History[edit]

Obama selected Nancy Killefer to be the first CPO/Deputy OMB Director for Management, but before the Senate could vote on her confirmation, she withdrew her nomination, citing a "personal tax issue" as a likely distraction for the Obama administration.^[1] Jeffrey Zients was nominated as CPO on April 18, 2009,^[2] and confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 2009. He was succeeded by Beth Cobert.

List of officeholders[edit]


No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		President(s) served under
No.	Portrait	Name	Start	End	President(s) served under
1		Jeffrey Zients	June 19, 2009	October 16, 2013	Barack Obama
2		Beth Cobert	October 16, 2013	July 10, 2015
–		Kathleen McGettigan (acting)	July 10, 2015	January 20, 2017
3		Jason Miller	April 28, 2021	Incumbent	Joe Biden

References[edit]

^ Muskal, Michael (February 4, 2009). "Nancy Killefer withdraws as Obama's choice for performance officer". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
^ Silva, Mark (April 19, 2009). "Jeffrey Zients is Obama's pick for chief performance officer". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-19.

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