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JIMMY H. RHEE, Special Secretary of Minority Affairs
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2015-; Maryland Subcabinet for Public-Private Partnerships, 2013-. Chair, Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2015-. Member, Procurement Advisory Council, 2015-; Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational and Social Services, 2015-; Task Force to Study Small and Minority Design Firm Participation in State Procurement, 2015-; Governor's Commission on Small Business, 2015-; Mayor's Council on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises, Baltimore City, 2015-.
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Virginia, 2010-14. Member, Governor's Interagency Energy Board, 2010-14. Chair, Asian Advisory Board, 2010-14, and Latino Advisory Board, 2010-14, Virginia.
Member, Governor-elect's Transition Team, 2014-15.
Born in Seoul, South Korea, August 3, 1956. University of Maryland, College Park, B.S. (management studies), 1981; Carey Business School, The Johns Hopkins University, M.A.S., 1992, M.B.A. 2005. Certificate, Electronic Systems Design, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Professional Certificate, Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage, Stanford University. Investment Manager, Cleverlearn, Inc., 1999-2003. Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Global Technology Systems Consortium, Inc., 2003-09. Consultant and advisor, Adjoiner Corp., 2009-10. Strategic Advisor, The Livingston Group, 2014. Partner, EIGC Holdings, 2014. Member, Diversity Advisory Committee, George Mason University, 2001. Founding member, Asian Information Technology Business CEO Organization, 2005-. Board of Directors, School for Future, 2007-09. Co-founder, Asians in Energy, Environment, and Commerce, 2008- (board of directors). Board of Directors, Fairfax County Symphony Orchestra, 2010-12; Montero Medical Missions, 2012-. Korean Presidential Medal, President of South Korea, 2012. Married.
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