Nancy Killefer
Nancy Killefer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | M.B.A., MIT Sloan School of Management; A.B. in economics, Vassar College |
| Occupation(s) | Consultant, political figure |
| Years active | –present |
| Known for | Nomination as Chief Performance Officer in 2009; member of Facebook's Board of Directors since 2020 |
Nancy Killefer (born 1953) is an American consultant specializing in government operations and a political figure. In 2009, she was put forward for the position of Chief Performance Officer during the Obama administration. In 2005, the District of Columbia government placed a tax lien exceeding $900 on her residence due to unpaid state unemployment taxes connected to domestic employees, an issue she settled within five months. Killefer chose to retract her CPO nomination on February 3, 2009. In March 2020, she became a member of Facebook's Board of Directors, contributing her broad expertise in consulting and public sector management to strengthen the company's governance.
Early life
Killefer obtained an M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School of Management and graduated with honors, earning an A.B. in economics from Vassar College. Prior to attending business school, she worked as an associate at Charles River Associates, a firm focused on microeconomic consulting.
Career
Killefer holds a Director position at the Washington, D.C. branch of McKinsey & Company, a worldwide management consulting firm. Between 1997 and 2000, she was Assistant Secretary for Management, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer at the United States Department of the Treasury. After rejoining McKinsey in 2000, she served on the IRS Oversight Board, a hybrid public-private organization responsible for IRS supervision, from 2000 through 2005 and was its chairperson from 2002 until 2005.
Personal life
She is the granddaughter of Bill Killefer, who had a long career as a major league baseball catcher and manager.