Sean O'Hollaren

In 1979–1983, O'Hollaren earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Psychology from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, where he now serves as a Trustee.{{Cite web |title=MBA for Professionals program celebrates commencement |url=https://willamette.edu/news/library/2018/01/mba-p-graduation.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=willamette.edu}}

In 1989–1990, he completed the Certificate program in Business Management at Georgetown University.{{Cite web |title=Sean O'Hollaren - Chief External Affairs Officer at Albemarle |url=https://theorg.com/org/albemarle/org-chart/sean-ohollaren |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=THE ORG |language=en}}

His career start was as an intern on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.{{Cite web |author=POLITICO Staff |title=BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Sean O'Hollaren, SVP of government and public affairs for Nike |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/04/playbook-birthday-sean-ohollaren-1479878 |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=POLITICO |date=4 September 2019 |language=en}} From March 1985 to March 1989, he served as Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senators Bob Packwood{{Cite book |last=Transportation |first=United States Congress Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FTYeITU35_0C&dq=%22sean+o'hollaren%22&pg=PA4 |title=Nominations to the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Transportation, and Department of Commerce: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, May 16, 2001 |date=2004 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |isbn=978-0-16-074153-1 |language=en}} Mark O. Hatfield, Washington, D.C.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBdaAAAAYAAJ&q=%22sean+o'hollaren%22 |title=Government Employee Relations Report |date=1987 |publisher=Bureau of National Affairs |language=en}}

From March 1989, he was Professional Staff on the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Washington, D.C.{{Cite web |title=Political Internship Fund |url=https://willamette.edu/offices/careers/internship-funds/political-fund/index.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=willamette.edu}} In 1992, he joined Union Pacific Corp as Director of Tax and Environment. He remained there until March 2001.{{Cite web |title=ShieldSquare Captcha |url=https://www.globaldata.com/company-profile/albemarle-corp/executives/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=www.globaldata.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Don |date=1995-08-04 |title=UNION PACIFIC TO MERGE WITH SOUTHERN PACIFIC |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1995/08/04/union-pacific-to-merge-with-southern-pacific/8eded38e-d307-4c2f-8738-bce411d10e43/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |issn=0190-8286}}

In May 2001, he was confirmed to the post of Assistant Secretary of Transportation, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, serving under Sec. Norman Mineta, during the 9/11 attacks and the creation of the Transportation Security Administration and creation of the Department of Homeland Security.

In June 2003, President George W. Bush tapped him to serve as Special Assistant to the President in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs,{{Cite book |last=President |first=United States |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x0OlTaTFIlkC&dq=%22sean+o'hollaren%22&pg=PA1257 |title=Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States |date=2010 |publisher=Federal Register Division, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration |language=en}} where he also served as Deputy Assistant to the President, heading up the White House liaison to the U.S. Senate.

In 2007, he returned to the private sector, joining Honeywell as vice president, Global Government Relations.{{Cite web |title=OPB announces new leadership of its board of directors and welcomes new board member |url=https://www.opb.org/pressroom/opb-announces-new-leadership-of-its-board-of-directors-and-welcomes-new-board-member/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=opb |language=en}} In November 2012, he joined Nike, Inc. as Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, where he served until his retirement in December 2020.{{Cite news |title=Honeywell International Inc. |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/whosnews/2008/05/12/honeywell-international-inc-2/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=12 May 2008 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Xinhua Headlines: Fears of trade war after U.S. decides to levy tariffs on China - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/23/c_137060630.htm |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=www.xinhuanet.com}}

In 2017 — 2020, O'Hollaren served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, based in Berne, Switzerland.{{Cite web |last=Gary |date=2017-02-06 |title=WFSGI elects new chairman and adjusts structure |url=https://endurance.biz/2017/industry-news/wfsgi-elects-new-chairman-and-adjusts-structure/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=endurance.biz |language=en-GB}} In 2018 O'Hollaren was appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to the Port of Portland Commission.{{Cite web |date=2015-05-26 |title=New member of Oregon Transportation Commission is "avid cyclist" |url=https://bikeportland.org/2015/05/26/new-member-oregon-transportation-commission-avid-cyclist-143533 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=BikePortland |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2017-06-16 |title=Oregon will offer gender-neutral option on driver's license |url=https://nypost.com/2017/06/16/oregon-will-offer-gender-neutral-option-on-drivers-license/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |language=en-US}} In November 2022, he was appointed as CEAO at Albemarle, Inc. in Charlotte, N.C.{{Cite web |title=ALB.N - {{!}} Stock Price & Latest News {{!}} Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/ALB.N |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=www.reuters.com}} He left the company on August 14, 2023.

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