Michael P. Jackson
On
March 10,
2005,
Michael P. Jackson was confirmed by the
United States Senate to serve as Deputy
Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In this role, Mr. Jackson serves as DHS'
chief operating officer, with responsibility for managing day-to-day operations.
Mr. Jackson served as Deputy Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) from
May 2001 to
August 2003. As Deputy Secretary, Mr. Jackson was the Department's chief operating officer, with responsibility for day-to-day operations of an organization that, following the
terrorist attacks of
September 11,
2001, grew to a $68
billion annual
budget supporting over 179,000 employees.
His tenure was particularly focused on DOT's response to the terrorist attacks, including standing up the new
Transportation Security Administration and management of recovery efforts for the nation's
aviation industry. He served as a member of the
Board of Directors of
Amtrak and was chairman of its
Audit Committee.
In
2004, Mr. Jackson was appointed to serve on the
President's Commission on Implementation of
United States Space Exploration Policy, which provided management recommendations to the
President on
NASA and its future mission management.
Mr. Jackson also held positions working for two earlier Presidents. In the Administration of President
George H. W. Bush, he served at the
White House as Special Assistant to the President for
Cabinet Liaison and later as
Chief of Staff to the
Secretary of Transportation. He held several positions reporting to the
Secretary of Education in the Administration of President
Ronald Reagan.
Before returning to DOT in
2001, Mr. Jackson worked in the private sector as Chief Operating Officer at
Lockheed Martin IMS's Transportation Systems and Services. IMS's transportation group provided high technology services to toll authorities, freight companies and 35 state governments. From
1993 until
1997, Mr. Jackson was Senior Vice President at the
American Trucking Associations, where he managed intermodal, international and technology policy matters.
He has been a researcher at the
American Enterprise Institute and taught
political science at the
University of Georgia and at
Georgetown University. Mr. Jackson studied at the
University of Houston (
B.A.) under
Ross M. Lence and received a
Ph.D. with distinction from the Government Department at
Georgetown University in
1985. ("Source - www.DHS.gov")
