Clay Johnson III
Encyclopedia
Clay Johnson III was the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget
at the White House
.
, roommate and Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity brother at Yale University
, where he helped pull down the goalposts after a Princeton game, and received his B.A. He received his S.M. degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management
in 1970.
Mail Order, the Deputy Director/Chief Operating Officer of the Dallas Museum of Art
, and held positions at Frito-Lay
and Wilson Sporting Goods
.
Prior to becoming OMB Deputy Director, he was the Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel. Several members of Johnson's team at the Office of Presidential Personnel, including Dina Powell
, Jodey Arrington
, and Stuart Holliday would go on to substantial roles in the Bush Administration.
He served U.S. President
George W. Bush
since his tenure as Governor of Texas
, achieving the rank of Chief of Staff
prior to leading the Bush-Cheney
presidential transition.
United States Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget is a Cabinet-level office, and is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States .The current OMB Director is Jacob Lew.-History:...
at the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
.
Early life
Johnson was a classmate of President George W. Bush at Phillips AcademyPhillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...
, roommate and Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon is a fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore class who had not been invited to join the two existing societies...
fraternity brother at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, where he helped pull down the goalposts after a Princeton game, and received his B.A. He received his S.M. degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
in 1970.
Career
Johnson was previously President of Horchow Mail Order and President of Neiman MarcusNeiman Marcus
Neiman Marcus, formerly Neiman-Marcus, is a luxury specialty retail department store operated by the Neiman Marcus Group in the United States. The company is headquartered in the One Marcus Square building in Downtown Dallas, Texas, and competes with other department stores such as Saks Fifth...
Mail Order, the Deputy Director/Chief Operating Officer of the Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art is a major art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, USA, along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood. In 1984, the museum moved from its previous location in Fair Park to the Arts District, Dallas, Texas...
, and held positions at Frito-Lay
Frito-Lay
Frito-Lay North America is the division of PepsiCo that manufactures, markets and sells corn chips, potato chips and other snack foods. The primary snack food brands produced under the Frito-Lay name include Fritos corn chips, Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks, Doritos and Tostitos tortilla chips,...
and Wilson Sporting Goods
Wilson Sporting Goods
The Wilson Sporting Goods Company is a sports equipment manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois, and currently is a foreign subsidiary of the Finnish company Amer Sports....
.
Prior to becoming OMB Deputy Director, he was the Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel. Several members of Johnson's team at the Office of Presidential Personnel, including Dina Powell
Dina Powell
Dina Habib Powell , born 1973, is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs for the United States government. She was in charge of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a part of the State Department...
, Jodey Arrington
Jodey Arrington
Jodey Cook Arrington was a member of the Bush Administration dating back to Bush's time as Governor of Texas. Arrington began his career as Appointments Manager for Governor George W. Bush in 1996, where he remained until Bush's Presidential victory in 2000...
, and Stuart Holliday would go on to substantial roles in the Bush Administration.
He served U.S. President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
since his tenure as Governor of Texas
Governor of Texas
The governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, and to convene the legislature...
, achieving the rank of Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff
The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...
prior to leading the Bush-Cheney
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....
presidential transition.