Jack Markell

OECD

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United States to the OECD

Description

Jack Markell became the U.S. Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), with rank of Ambassador, on February 11, 2022. Mr. Markell previously served as the White House Coordinator for Operation Allies Welcome where he worked to ensure Afghans who passed screening and vetting reviews were safely and effectively resettled with dignity in the United States. Mr. Markell also served two terms as Governor of Delaware from 2009-2017, Chair of both the National Governors Association and the Democratic Governors Association, as well as President of the Council of State Governments. During his tenure as Governor, Delaware emerged from the great recession with strong job growth and among the best private sector wage growth in the country. Governor Markell led significant investments in improved early childhood education, language immersion programs, heightened college access for low-income students and some of the most aggressive workforce development efforts in the country. Previously, he served ten years as Delaware’s State Treasurer. Prior to public service, Governor Markell served as senior vice president for corporate development at Nextel, among other positions in the private sector, including at Comcast Corporation and McKinsey and Company. Governor Markell served on the boards of a number of publicly-traded and privately held corporations as well as on a number of non-profit organizations including Upstream USA, Delaware State University, Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Jobs for America’s Graduates. He is a Henry Crown Fellow and a Rodel Fellow at the Aspen Institute.