NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The
Volcker Alliance is pleased to announce that former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has joined its board of directors.
The Volcker Alliance's board, which is chaired by the
organization's founder and former chairman of the Federal Reserve
Board of Governors, Paul A. Volcker,
includes a bipartisan, distinguished group of former federal,
state, and local officials, along with business leaders and
scholars.
"Governor Haslam has a passion and an aptitude for creating a
government that is responsive to its citizens and adaptable to the
needs of a changing nation," said former New Jersey senator Bill Bradley, vice chairman of the Volcker
Alliance's board. "He has an impressive track record of making
government work better. His advice will be invaluable in guiding
the future direction of the Volcker Alliance."
Governor Haslam served as the forty-ninth governor of the
State of Tennessee from 2011 to
2019. He is credited with positioning Tennessee as a national leader in education,
economic development, efficient government, and fiscal
strength.
"It is a privilege to join the leadership of the Volcker
Alliance," said Governor Bill
Haslam. "A simple part of my philosophy in public office was
to make sure that people get a dollar worth of value for a dollar
worth of tax paid. I have long admired Paul
Volcker's courageous service to our country and believe, as
he does, that an effective, prepared public sector workforce is key
to making sure government delivers the value people deserve."
Under the Haslam administration, Tennessee gained approximately 450,000 private
sector jobs, and unemployment reached the lowest level in state
history. He also worked to reform programs that offered
tuition-free access to higher education, most notably implementing
the Tennessee Promise program in 2015, which entitled all
Tennessee students to two years of
tuition-free in-state community or technical college. Under his
leadership, the college-going rate in Tennessee increased to a high of nearly 64
percent in 2017.
From 2017 to 2018, Haslam chaired the Republican Governors
Association. Prior to becoming governor, Haslam served as the mayor
of Knoxville from 2003 to 2011. As
mayor, he tripled the city's rainy day fund through a successful
balanced-budget policy and encouraged retail growth through tax
subsidies, successfully recruiting thousands of jobs to
Knoxville. He also helped found
key local education initiatives, including Knox Achieves, which
influenced the Tennessee Promise program that he signed into law as
governor.
"We are extremely pleased and honored that Governor Haslam has
joined our board of directors," said Thomas
W. Ross, president of the Volcker Alliance. "He is an
accomplished and inspiring leader, with an unusual depth of
expertise in the Volcker Alliance's work at both the municipal and
state levels. As governor, he achieved great popularity with his
clear-eyed, compassionate focus on delivering better services and
building a better future for the citizens of Tennessee. He has said he wants to be
remembered for doing the right thing. What more could we want from
a leader in the public service?"
The Volcker Alliance was founded in 2013 by Paul A. Volcker, who served in the federal
government for almost thirty years and is known for his commitment
to effective government that works for the public good. Visit
volckeralliance.org to learn more.
The Volcker Alliance advances effective management of government
to achieve results that matter to citizens. We envision a public
sector workforce with the experience, preparation, and commitment
to ensure that government is accountable and delivers with
excellence. Visit volckeralliance.org to learn more. Follow us on
social media @VolckerAlliance and subscribe to the Volcker Alliance
newsletter for the latest news and developments. The Volcker
Alliance is a 501(c)(3) organization.
SOURCE The Volcker Alliance