OMB Leadership
Jeffrey Zients, Deputy Director for Management
Deputy Director for Management Jeffrey Zients leads the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Zients was confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 2009 and was named the nation’s first Federal Chief Performance Officer. He served as OMB’s Acting Director from July-November 2010 and from January-September 2012. He has twenty years of business experience as a CEO, management consultant and entrepreneur with a deep understanding of business strategy, process reengineering and financial management. His expertise extends across a broad range of industries and geographies. Zients served as CEO and Chairman of The Advisory Board Company and Chairman of the Corporate Executive Board, firms that are leading providers of performance benchmarking and best practices across a wide range of industries, assisting senior executives at over 5,000 businesses to improve the efficiency of their operations. Zients began his career in management consulting at Bain & Company and Mercer Management Consulting, where he focused on developing strategies and improving operations of Fortune 1000 companies. Immediately prior to his Senate confirmation Zients founded an investment firm focused primarily on growth companies in the business and healthcare services sectors. He also co-founded The Urban Alliance Foundation, a non-profit organization that partners with corporations to provide economically disadvantaged youth with year-round paid internships, adult mentors and job training. Zients graduated summa cum laude from Duke University with a degree in Political Science. He and his wife Mary live in Washington, D.C. and have four children.
