Patrick R. Donahoe

Patrick Donahoe
73rd United States Postmaster General
In office January 14, 2011 – February 1, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Ronald Stroman
Preceded by	John Potter
Succeeded by	Megan Brennan
Personal details
Born	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Pittsburgh MIT Sloan School of Management

Patrick R. Donahoe was the 73rd United States Postmaster General, having been appointed to the post on October 25, 2010. A 35-year veteran of the Postal Service, he reported to the Postal Service Board of Governors.

Before being Postmaster, Donahoe served as the 19th deputy postmaster general. He entered the Postal Service as a clerk in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[1][2]

Donahoe is a 1977 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where he majored in economics. He also graduated from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was a Sloan Fellow.^[3]

Donahoe retired on February 1, 2015, and Megan Brennan was appointed as his successor.^[4][5][6][7]

References

1. "The Postmaster General and Executive Leadership Team". United States Postal Service. July 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
2. "Patrick R. Donahoe". United States Post Office. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-17. Appointed Postmaster General by the Postal Service Board of Governors in October, 2010, Mr. Donahoe began his 37-year USPS career as a clerk in Pittsburgh, PA
3. "AllGov - Officials". Retrieved 2014-09-30.
4. Bigalke, Jay (November 14, 2014). "First woman postmaster general starts Feb. 1". Linn's Stamp News. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
5. "U.S. Postal Service Selects First Female Postmaster General". Time. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
6. Nawaguna, Elvina (November 14, 2014). "U.S. Postmaster General Donahoe to retire; Megan Brennan to succeed". Reuters. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
7. "Postal Service Board of Governors selects Megan Brennan as 74th Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service" (Press release). United States Postal Service. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.