Margaret Weichert Explained

Margaret Weichert
Office:Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget
President:Donald Trump
Term Start:February 28, 2018
Term End:March 25, 2020
Predecessor:Beth Cobert
Successor:Michael Rigas
Office1:Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management
President1:Donald Trump
Term Start1:October 5, 2018
Term End1:September 16, 2019
Predecessor1:Jeff Tien Han Pon
Successor1:Dale Cabaniss
Education:Georgetown University
University of Sussex
University of California, Berkeley

Margaret Weichert is an American businesswoman, inventor, and government executive, was Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget from February 28, 2018[1] until March 25, 2020.[2] Concurrently,[2] she was Acting Director at the Office of Personnel Management from October 2018[3] [4] [5] until September 16, 2019.

She has served as a principal at Ernst & Young since 2017. Weichert has also held executive leadership positions at Market Platform Dynamics, First Data, Bank of America, and Andersen Consulting focused on strategy, innovation, and business process improvement in banking and payments technology. In 1999, she co-founded an internet company, Achex, Inc., and sold that company to First Data in 2001. Achex was an online payment services developer specializing in secure checking account transfers over the internet.[6] Weichert has been named as an inventor on 14 U.S. patents related to online financial services. She has served since 2010 on the Technology Association of Georgia Fintech Steering Committee.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marine Corps Reserve accidentally releases personal information of over 21,000 people. March 1, 2018. Federal News Network. January 5, 2019.
  2. https://federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2020/03/opms-rigas-to-take-on-second-position-as-omb-acting-deputy/ OPM’s Rigas to take on second position as OMB acting deputy
  3. News: Martin. Nichols. Donald Trump to Nominate OMB Adviser Margaret Weichert as Deputy Director for Management . October 13, 2017. ExecutiveGov. September 5, 2017.
  4. Web site: Margaret Weichert. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. January 5, 2019.
  5. News: Trump replaces federal personnel director, in job only a few months, with OMB official . Yoder . Eric . 2018-10-05 . The Washington Post . 2019-01-06 . en.
  6. News: Brachmann. Steve. Trump nominates financial services inventor Margaret Weichert to serve as OMB's deputy director of management. October 13, 2017. IP Watchdog. September 19, 2017.
  7. News: President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts. October 13, 2017. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017.