Jeffrey Dunston Zients

Jeffrey Dunston Zients first led the Biden Administration's COVID-19 response, coordinating one of the largest vaccination campaigns in U.S. history. In February 2023, he succeeded Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff, bringing a management-focused approach to implementing major economic legislation and steering executive operations through the remainder of Biden's term.

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1966	Birth of Jeffrey Dunston Zients (Period: November 12, 1966, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1980	Work at Bain & Company (Age: 13 years old, Period: Late 1980s–early 1990s, Location: United States)
1988	Employment at Mercer Management Consulting (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1988 onwards, Location: United States)
1996	Appointment as executive at the Advisory Board Company (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1996–2004, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2000	Appointment as Chairman of the Corporate Executive Board (Age: 33 years old, Period: 2000–2001, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2004	Establishment of Portfolio Logic (Age: 37 years old, Period: Circa 2004, Location: United States)
2005	Acquisition plan for the Washington Nationals (Age: 38 years old, Period: 2005, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2009	Assistance in implementing the "Cash for Clunkers" program (Age: 42 years old, Period: 2009, Location: Nationwide, United States) Appointment as Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama administration (Age: 42 years old, Period: June 19, 2009, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2010	Appointment as Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Age: 43 years old, Period: July–November 2010, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2012	Reappointment as Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Age: 45 years old, Period: January 2012–April 2013, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2013	Overhaul of Healthcare.gov (Age: 46 years old, Period: October 2013–early 2014, Location: Washington, D.C., web service for medical insurance subscribers nationwide in the United States)
2014	Appointment as Director of the National Economic Council (Age: 47 years old, Period: January 2014–January 2017, Location: Washington, D.C., and the White House, United States)
2017	Appointment as CEO of Cranemia (Age: 50 years old, Period: 2017–2021, Location: United States)
2018	Appointment to Facebook Board of Directors (Age: 51 years old, Period: 2018–2020, Location: California and Washington, D.C., United States)
2020	Economic crisis due to the expansion of COVID-19 in the US (Age: 53 years old, Period: 2020–2021 onwards, Location: Nationwide, United States) Appointment as Co-Chair of the Joe Biden Presidential Transition Team (Age: 53 years old, Period: 2020–January 2021, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2021	Appointment as COVID-19 Response Coordinator in the Biden administration (Age: 54 years old, Period: January 20, 2021–April 5, 2022, Location: Washington, D.C., and the White House, United States) Criticism regarding COVID-19 response (Age: 54 years old, Period: July 2021–January 2022, Location: Nationwide, White House, United States)
2023	Appointment as White House Chief of Staff (Age: 56 years old, Period: February 8, 2023, Location: Washington, D.C., and the White House, United States)
2025	Resignation as Chief of Staff in the Biden administration (Age: 58 years old, Period: January 20, 2025, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)

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