BUSH NAMES NEW SSA CHIEF
Source: fednews-online.com
President George W. Bush last week announced his intention to nominate a new Social Security Administration commissioner, Michael J. Astrue.
Astrue has more than two decades of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries in both public and private sectors. Astrue most recently served as chief executive officer of Transkaryotic Therapies.
Prior to working with Transkaryotic Therapies, he was president, secretary and general counsel for Biogen, Inc. He was also a partner at the law offices of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Astrue has also held various roles at the Department of Health and Human Services, including stints as general counsel, counselor to the commissioner of Social Security and acting deputy assistant secretary for legislation. He also served as a presidential associate counsel, advising former presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
Astrue earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his juris doctor from Harvard University.
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