Megan Brennan
Megan Brennan | |
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Ronald Stroman | |
Preceded by | Patrick Donahoe |
Succeeded by | Louis DeJoy |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1962 (age 61–62) Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Immaculata University (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA) |
Megan Jane Brennan (born c. 1962)[1] served as the seventy-fourth Postmaster General of the United States. Brennan became the first woman to hold the office when she assumed the position on February 1, 2015.[2][3]
Early life and education
A native of
Brennan earned an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2003.[5]
Career
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She began her career with the
Brennan stepped away from the USPS for a year to study as a Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following that hiatus, she served as manager of field support and integration and manager of operations support for the Northeast area. In May 2005 she was named vice president for the Northeast area, where she coordinated and integrated processing and distribution, transportation and delivery operations in that region.
Brennan was then named vice president of Eastern Area Operations, putting her in charge of postal operations in the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky,
On November 14, 2014, the U.S. Postal Service's Board of Governors voted to appoint Brennan postmaster general to succeed Patrick R. Donahoe, who was set to retire in February 2015.
In May 2018, the
On October 16, 2019, Brennan announced in a statement that she would be retiring upon fulfilling her five-year commitment as Postmaster General.[8] However, on January 6, her retirement was delayed until a successor could be found.
Family
One of Brennan's brothers worked in their hometown Pottsville post office until he died in 2013.[9]
References
- ^ "Postal Service to get first female leader next year". Tampa Bay Times. November 14, 2014.
- ^ Bigalke, Jay (November 14, 2014). "First woman postmaster general starts Feb. 1". Linn's Stamp News. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "The Postmaster General and Executive Leadership Team". about.usps.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ Stevens, Laura (November 24, 2014). "New Postmaster's Goal: Act Like the Private Sector". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Postal Service Board of Governors selects Megan Brennan as 74th Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service" (Press release). United States Postal Service. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "Postmaster General". Leadership and Officers USPS. United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Ziobro, Paul (October 16, 2019). "U.S. Postal Service Head to Retire". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ Straehley, Steve. "Postmaster General: Who Is Megan Brennan?". AllGov. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
External links
- "Postal Service Board of Governors selects Megan Brennan as 74th Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service" (Press release). United States Postal Service. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- Appearances on C-SPAN