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Jeff Tien Han Pon | |
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| Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management | |
| In office March 9, 2018 – October 5, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Michael Rigas |
| Preceded by | Beth Cobert |
| Succeeded by | Dale Cabaniss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1970 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Spouse | Gillian |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Southern California California School of Professional Psychology |
Jeff Tien Han Pon (born March 9, 1970)[1] is an American human resources professional who is a former director of the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Career
[edit]Pon previously served as chief human resources and strategy officer for the Society for Human Resource Management, a non-profit professional membership organization. He was also chief operating officer for Futures Inc., an organization that helps transitioning military members find civilian careers. Previously, he was a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton and served as the United States Department of Energy's chief human capital officer.
Director of OPM
[edit]Pon was the deputy director of eGovernment at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, where he helped to develop human resources shared services centers, payroll modernization, and the USAJobs website.[2][3]
President Trump nominated Pon for the Director of OPM position. Pon's nomination to OPM was supported by the Senior Executives Association, a nonprofit that advocates for top federal government officials. Newsweek wrote that Pon "could be a key player in reforming" the federal bureaucracy and "in keeping the president's campaign pledge to 'drain the swamp.'"[4] He was confirmed in March 2018.
Pon served in the position for seven months before being removed in October 2018.[5] President Trump reportedly fired Pon because he resisted the administration's plan to dismantle the agency and farm out its functions to other departments, including the White House.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Bewig, Matt (September 13, 2017). "Director of the Office of Personnel Management: Who Is Jeff T. H. Pon?". AllGov.com. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017 – via National Archives.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Mazmanian, Adam (September 1, 2017). "GSA, OPM get new chiefs". Federal Computer Week. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Lucas, Fred (October 17, 2017). "Who Is Jeff Tien Han Pon, Trump's Swamp Drainer in Chief?". Newsweek. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Yoder, Eric; Rein, Lisa (October 5, 2018). "Trump abruptly replaces federal personnel director after just 7 months". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ↑ Federal personnel chief quits abruptly amid coronavirus planning for the workforce of 2.1 million
- Living people
- Directors of the United States Office of Personnel Management
- People from San Francisco
- University of Southern California alumni
- California School of Professional Psychology alumni
- George W. Bush administration personnel
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- American politicians of Chinese descent
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