Jeffrey Zients was the director of the National Economic Council from February 2014 to January 2017.
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20 Facts About Jeffrey Zients
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Jeffrey Zients was acting director of the Office of Management and Budget in 2010 and from 2012 to 2013.
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Jeffrey Zients was a member of Facebook's board of directors from 2018 to 2020.
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Jeffrey Zients resigned in April 2022 and was succeeded by Ashish Jha.
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At age 35, Jeffrey Zients was named to Fortune Magazine's "40 under 40", with an estimated wealth of $149 million.
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Jeffrey Zients was the chief operating officer, chief executive officer, and chairman of the Advisory Board Company and former chairman of the Corporate Executive Board.
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Jeffrey Zients founded and was the managing partner of Portfolio Logic LLC, an investment firm primarily focused on health care and business services.
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Jeffrey Zients was a member of the board of directors of XM Satellite Radio until its 2008 merger, and a board member at Sirius XM Radio until his Senate confirmation.
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Jeffrey Zients sat on the boards of Revolution Health Group and Timbuk2 Designs.
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In 2005, Jeffrey Zients formed a group with Colin Powell and Fred Malek, among others, to compete for the purchase of the Washington Nationals.
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Jeffrey Zients's nomination was approved by the Senate in June 2009.
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Jeffrey Zients was the acting director of OMB from July 2010 to November 2010, and again from January 2012 to April 2013.
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From 2014 to 2017, Jeffrey Zients was an assistant to the president for economic policy and director of the National Economic Council .
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At NEC, Jeffrey Zients worked with the Department of Labor to finalize the fiduciary rule, known as the conflict of interest rule.
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In 2015, while NEC director, Jeffrey Zients described the Trans-Pacific Partnership as "a massive tax cut for American businesses".
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Jeffrey Zients joined Facebook's board of directors in 2018, following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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Jeffrey Zients was the CEO of the Wall Street investment firm Cranemere, an investment firm owned by Vincent Mai, for which he earned a combined salary and bonus of $1.
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Jeffrey Zients was described as "an important power center in the Biden transition team" and noted as a candidate for several positions in the incoming administration.
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In July 2021, Jeffrey Zients came under criticism for delaying the relaxation of travel restrictions between the US and Europe.
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In March 2022, Jeffrey Zients announced he would be leaving the Biden administration in April, to be succeeded by Dr Ashish Jha.
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