Biden's COVID Chief Reportedly Left Facebook Board Over Differences With Business

Jeffrey Zients, who has been chosen as President-elect Joe Biden‘s coronavirus chief on Thursday, reportedly left Facebook earlier this year over distinctions with the social media giant.

Politico earlier reported Biden’s choice to tap Zients as his administration’s COVID-19 head, according to individuals familiar with the matter.

Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported that Zients would not look for reelection to Facebook’s board.

However, Facebook said that Zients’ departure from its board was so that he could “dedicate more time to his service and other professional interests.”

According to the Journal, Zients said in a declaration: “I wish Mark [Zuckerberg], the leadership group, and the dedicated Facebook workers the best.”

In addition to serving on Facebook’s board, Zients worked as the director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama and was an assistant to the president for economic policy.

Prior to his time as the director of the National Economic Council, Zients served two times as the acting director of the Workplace of Management and Budget (OMB). His very first stint in this position occurred from June to October in 2010, and then later on served once again from January 2012 to April 2013.

Jeffrey Zients, acting director and deputy director for management at the Workplace of Management and Budget plan, testifies prior to the Senate Spending Plan Committee on the president’s 2014 budget proposition on April 11, 2013 in Washington, DC.
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” I have named Jeffrey Zients, a leading CEO, management expert and entrepreneur, to serve as Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget plan and as the very first ever Chief Efficiency Officer,” Obama said in 2009.

Prior to his time working under Obama’s administration, Zients served as the primary executive officer (1998–2000) and the chairman (2001-2004) of the Advisory Board Company, as well as the chairman of the Corporate Executive Board from 2000 to 2001.

In addition to Zients, Politico reported that Biden prepares to appoint Vivek Murthy as the U.S. cosmetic surgeon general, a position he formerly held under the Obama administration.

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