17th Annual Mid-Level Managers' Symposium - Executive ...

President Obama Appoints Two ELC Members
to Management Advisory Board
President Barack Obama
appointed ELC Members Debra
Lee of BET and Ronald
Williams, former Aetna CEO, to key
Administration posts.
President Obama said, “I am grateful
that these impressive individuals have
chosen to dedicate their talents to serving
the American people at this important
time for our country. I look
forward to working with them in the
months and years ahead to deliver a
government that’s more affordable,
effective and efficient.”
The President’s Management Advisory
Board (PMAB) was established by
Executive Order on April 19, 2010 to
provide advice on how to implement
best business practices on matters
related to Federal Government management
and operation, with a particular
focus on productivity, the
application of technology, and customer
service. This is part of the President’s
ongoing commitment to cut
waste and get the most from taxpayer
dollars.
The Board, chaired by the Deputy
Director for Management of the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
Jeffrey Zients, will advise both the
President and the President’s Management
Council, an interagency group
that includes the deputy secretaries
from the major executive departments
and agencies.
The establishment of PMAB builds on
the work of the President’s Accountable
Government Initiative and the
2010 White House Forum on Modernizing
Government, which brought
together 50 of the country’s top Chief
Executive Officers, who shared ideas
about adapting their proven techniques
and practices to spark improvements in
efficiency and effectiveness across the
government.
The President’s Management Advisory Board (PMAB) was
established by Executive Order on April 19, 2010 to provide
advice on how to implement best business practices on matters
related to Federal Government management and operation, with
a particular focus on productivity, the application of technology,
and customer service.
Debra L. Lee, Appointee for Member,
President’s Management Advisory Board
Debra L. Lee is currently Chairman and CEO of
BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. In this role,
Ms. Lee has led the company’s successful reinvigorated
brand and programming strategy resulting in
consistent increases in viewership and revenue.
Prior to being named CEO, she was the Chief
Operating Officer of the company from 1996 to
2005. She also previously served as Vice President
and General Counsel for the company from 1986 to
1996. Before joining BET, she was an attorney at
the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP from 1981
to 1986. Ms. Lee holds a B.S. from Brown University and a J.D. from Harvard
University.
Ronald A. Williams, Appointee for Member,
President’s Management Advisory Board
Ronald A. Williams served as Chairman of Aetna
Inc., a diversified health care benefits company.
Previously, Mr. Williams served as Chairman and
CEO of Aetna from 2006 to 2010. In 2002, Mr.
Williams was named President and joined Aetna’s
Board of Directors. He was named CEO in February
2006 and Chairman of the Board in October
2006. Prior to joining Aetna, Mr. Williams was
Group President of the Large Group Division at
WellPoint Health Networks Inc. and President of
the company’s Blue Cross of California subsidiary.
Mr. Williams lends his time and expertise to a number of organizations, such as
the International Federation of Health Plans, the Healthcare Leadership Council,
GE Healthymagination Advisory Committee, the Wall Street Journal CEO Council
and the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund Board. He serves on the Board of
Directors of The Boeing Company and American Express Company. In January
2010, he co-chaired the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos,
Switzerland. Mr. Williams is a graduate of Roosevelt University and holds an
M.S. in Management from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
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