Martha N. Johnson
| Martha Johnson | |
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| Administrator of General Services | |
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In office February 16, 2010 – April 2, 2012 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Susan Brita |
| Preceded by | Stephen Leeds (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Dan Tangherlini (Acting) |
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| Born | 1952 (age 64–65) |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater |
Oberlin College Yale University |
Martha N. Johnson (born 1952) is a human resources executive most widely known for her political and federal government work, most recently as the U.S. Administrator of General Services from 2010 to 2012. Johnson resigned on April 2, 2012, following a scathing Inspector General report that revealed a "gross misuse of taxpayer dollars" on an internal conference that was "excessive, wasteful, and in some cases impermissible."
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in economics and history from Oberlin College in 1974. She then earned an MBA degree from the Yale Business School (now the Yale School of Management) in 1979.
From 1979 until 1985, Johnson worked as a manager for Cummins Engine Company, first in Columbus, Indiana, and then in Jamestown, New York. She worked from 1985 until 1987 as the CFO for an architecture firm, in 1987 and 1988 as a recruiter for a staffing company, and from 1988 until 1992 as a consultant in a diversity consulting firm. During 1992, she was an executive recruiting consultant with Ben & Jerry's for several months.
After working on the Clinton-Gore transition team, Johnson worked in the White House Office's Office of Presidential Personnel until October 1993, and then served as an Associate Deputy Secretary of Commerce from 1993 until 1996. In March 1996, Johnson joined the General Services Administration, working there as a chief of staff from 1996 until January 20, 2001.
In November 2001, Johnson became vice president of the Council for Excellence in Government. In January 2003, she left the Council for Excellence in Government to become a director at Touchstone Consulting Group, which was purchased by SRA International in 2005. SRA then employed Johnson from March 2005 until November 2007. In late 2008, Johnson became a co-leader of the Obama transition team evaluating the GSA.
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