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Jeffrey "Jeff" D. Zients (born November 12, 1966) is an American chief executive officer, management consultant and entrepreneur. Since late February 2014, he has served as Director of the United States National Economic Council and President Obama's Economic Advisor. Zients has served as the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, a position he held until April 24, 2013. On September 13, 2013, it was announced that Zients would replace Gene Sperling as Director of the National Economic Council. Zients' assumption of the role of Director of the National Economic Council was delayed by his acceptance of an assignment from President Barack Obama to fix the problems of HealthCare.gov. Zients is widely credited with salvaging HealthCare.gov, and has come to be referred to as "Mr. Fix-It" within the Obama Administration.〔http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/25/obama-appoints-jeffrey-zients-healthcare〕 ==Early years== Zients was raised in a Jewish family〔(The Jewish Daily Forward: "Meet the Four Jews Shaping the U.S. Economy" By Nathan Guttman ) February 28, 2013〕 and is a native of Kensington, Maryland, and lives in the Washington, D.C. area.〔 He graduated in 1984 from St. Albans School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree, ''summa cum laude'' from Duke University. Zients worked in management consulting for Mercer Management Consulting and Bain & Company until his appointment as chief operating officer of DGB Enterprises, a holding company for the Advisory Board Company, Corporate Executive Board and Atlantic Media Company.〔 Zients was the chairman (2001–2004), chief executive officer (1998–2000), and chief operating officer (1996–1998) of the Advisory Board Company and former chairman (2000–2001) of the Corporate Executive Board. Both companies were founded by David G. Bradley and provide research and advice to corporations around the globe on best practices in management, strategy and operations. Zients and Bradley took each of the companies public through successful initial public offerings that made both men multimillionaires.〔 At age 35, Zients was named to Fortune Magazine's "40 under 40" with an estimated wealth of $149 million. Zients also cofounded the Urban Alliance Foundation. Zients founded〔 and was the managing partner of privately held Portfolio Logic LLC, an investment firm primarily focused on business services companies,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=10983204 )〕 that included Best Practices (Emergency Services management), Timbuk2 Designs (a retailer of backpacks, apparel and messenger bags) and Pediatrics Services of America. He was a member of the board of directors of XM Satellite Radio until its 2008 merger, and〔〔 a board member at Sirius XM Radio until his Senate confirmation.〔 Zients had also served on the boards of Revolution Health Group, Best Practices and Timbuk2 Designs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.portfolio.com/resources/executive-profiles/Jeffrey-D-Zients-989 ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeffrey Zients」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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