Clay Johnson III

Clay Johnson III is an American civil servant who served as the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget from 2003 to the end of the George W. Bush Administration in 2009.[2]

For other people named Clay Johnson, see Clay Johnson (disambiguation).
Clay Johnson
Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel
In office
2001–2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byBob Nash
Succeeded byDina Powell
Personal details
Born1946 or 1947 (age 76–77)[1]
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationYale University (BA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA)

Early life and education

Johnson was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and attended boarding school in Andover, Massachusetts.[3] Johnson first met George W. Bush when they were students at Phillips Academy. The two were roommates and Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity brothers at Yale University, Johnson received his Bachelor of Arts at Yale before earning a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1970.[4]

Career

Johnson was previously president of Horchow Mail Order and Neiman Marcus Mail Order. He served as the deputy director and chief operating officer of the Dallas Museum of Art and held positions at Frito-Lay and Wilson Sporting Goods.

He served U.S. President George W. Bush since his tenure as Governor of Texas. From 1995 to 2000, Johnson worked with then-governor George W. Bush in Austin, first as his appointments director, then as his chief of staff, and later as the executive director of the Bush-Cheney presidential transition.[5]

Prior to becoming OMB deputy director, he was an assistant to the president and director of presidential personnel, serving from 2001 to 2003.[1] During his time leading the Office of Presidential Personnel, Johnson worked with including Dina Powell,[6] Jodey Arrington,[7] and Stuart Holliday.[8] In 2015, Johnson was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.[9]

Personal life

Clay is married to Anne Johnson and has two twin sons, Robert and Weldon.

References
  1. Lacey, Marc (2001-02-19). "PUBLIC LIVES; Old Ties Give Bush Aide Cachet; Job Gives Him Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  2. Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental (2012). Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. "- NOMINATIONS OF CLAY JOHNSON, III, ALBERT CASEY, AND JAMES C. MILLER, III". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  4. http://alum.mit.edu
  5. "Clay Johnson, Deputy OMB Director for Management".
  6. "Dina Powell, the West Wing's Hire Power (washingtonpost.com)". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29.
  7. "Tech leader looks back on Katrina".
  8. "Meridian International Center".
  9. Incorporated, Prime. "National Academy of Public Administration". National Academy of Public Administration. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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