Jack Lew | |
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76th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
In office February 28, 2013 – January 20, 2017 |
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President | Barack Obama |
Deputy |
Neal Wolin Mary Miller Sarah Bloom Raskin |
Preceded by | Timothy Geithner |
Succeeded by | Steven Mnuchin |
25th White House Chief of Staff | |
In office January 27, 2012 – January 20, 2013 |
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President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Bill Daley |
Succeeded by | Denis McDonough |
Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
In office November 18, 2010 – January 27, 2012 |
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President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Jeff Zients (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Jeff Zients (Acting) |
In office May 21, 1998 – January 19, 2001 |
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President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Franklin Raines |
Succeeded by | Mitch Daniels |
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources | |
In office January 28, 2009 – November 18, 2010 |
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President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Tom Nides |
Personal details | |
Born |
Jacob Joseph Lew August 29, 1955 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Ruth Schwartz |
Children | 2 |
Education |
Harvard University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
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Jacob Joseph "Jack" Lew (born August 29, 1955) is an American attorney who was the 76th United States Secretary of the Treasury, serving from 2013 to 2017. He served as the 25th White House Chief of Staff from 2012 to 2013. Lew previously served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton and Obama Administrations, and is a member of the Democratic Party.
Born in New York City, Lew received his A.B. from Harvard College and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Lew began his career as a legislative assistant to Representative Joe Moakley and as a senior policy adviser to former House Speaker Tip O'Neill. Lew then worked as an attorney in private practice before working as a deputy in Boston's office of management and budget. In 1993, he began work for the Clinton Administration as Special Assistant to the President. In 1994 Lew served as Associate Director for Legislative Affairs and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, where he served as Director of that agency from 1998 to 2001 and from 2010 to 2012. After leaving the Clinton Administration, Lew worked as the Executive Vice President for Operations at New York University from 2001 to 2006, and as the COO at Citigroup from 2006 to 2008. Lew then served as the first Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, from 2009 to 2010.