Dan Tangherlini

Dan Tangherlini at a meeting with Rep. Jim Moran in 2006

Daniel M. "Dan" Tangherlini is the current Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Performance Officer at the U.S. Department of Treasury. Prior to that, he served as City Administrator of Washington, D.C. He was previously the interim general manager for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which operates the Metrorail and Metrobus systems in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Tangherlini succeeded Richard A. White as general manager in February 2006 and stepped down in November 2006.

Education

Tangherlini holds B.A. and M.P.P. degrees from the University of Chicago and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.^[1]

Career

Before joining Metro, Tangherlini served the District of Columbia government, first as the Chief Financial Officer for the Metropolitan Police Department from November 1998 to May 2000, and then as the director of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) until February 2006.

Prior to joining the D.C. government, Tangherlini worked for the United States Secretary of Transportation, where his work included Amtrak labor settlement negotiations and development of new approaches to infrastructure financing. He also served in the United States Office of Management and Budget from 1991 to 1997.

Tangherlini withdrew from consideration as Metro's permanent General Manager after accepting the position of City Administrator in the cabinet of Adrian Fenty, then Democratic nominee for Mayor. Fenty and Tangherlini each signed letters of intent agreeing to join forces. While the city position paid less than the Metro position ($195,000 vs. $235,000), Tangherlini considered the city position an opportunity to make a larger difference in the lives of more people.^[2] As City Administrator, Tangherlini succeeded Robert Bobb, who resigned to run for president of the D.C. Board of Education.^[3]

Personal life

Tangherlini is married with two children and is a member of several Capitol Hill community groups.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Q&A With Bob Levey". The Washington Post. 4 March 2003. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/03/regular/metro/levey/r_metro_levey030403.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-16. 
2. ^ Nakamura, David (October 3, 2006). "Fenty Fills Another Key Cabinet Position". The Washington Post: p. B01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/02/AR2006100200525.html. Retrieved 2006-10-03. 
3. ^ "Fenty to Name Interim Manager Of Metro as D.C. Administrator". The Washington Post: p. A01. October 2, 2006. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/01/AR2006100101166.html. Retrieved 2006-10-03. 

Further reading

• Obama Plucks Fenty Aide Tangherlini For Treasury The Washington Post
• U.S. Treasury - Treasury Officials U.S. Treasury

External links

• Metro bio of Dan Tangherlini from the Internet Archive

Civic offices
Preceded by Richard A. White	WMATA General Manager 2006	Succeeded by John B. Catoe, Jr.
Preceded by Edward D. Reiskin as interim City Administrator	City Administrator of the District of Columbia 2006-2009	Succeeded by Neil Albert

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