Linda Bilmes
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President Names Linda Bilmes to Administration at Commerce Department
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release October 19, 1999
PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES LINDA J. BILMES
TO SERVE AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The President today announced his intent to nominate
Linda J. Bilmes as Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration at the Department of Commerce.
Ms. Linda J. Bilmes, of San Mateo, California, currently serves as the Acting Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration. Ms. Bilmes joined the Department of Commerce in 1997 as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, responsible for the effective management of the policies and programs of the Department. Prior to her tenure at Commerce, she was the Manager of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a worldwide management consulting group in London, England. While a member of BCG, she led major re-engineering efforts for industrial companies worldwide. Previously, Ms. Bilmes worked as a Media Consultant for the Garth Group and for Campaign Strategies, Inc. She designed campaign strategies for the successful elections of then-Governor Jay Rockefeller to the United States Senate (1984) and for Senator Robert Byrd (1982).