A native of Princeton, West Virginia, Michael W. Hager graduated frim Bluefield State College with a degree in Business Administration. Hager spent most of his professional career with Bank One Corporaion in Columbus, Ohio, including fifteen years as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. He moved on to become Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Russell Corporation, an apparel company based in Atlanta, and then took the same position at the Federal Home Loan and Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Hager served as Associate Administrator in the Office for of Capital Access for the Small Business Administration and then, beginning in November 2007, as Assistant Secretary fir Human Resources and Administration for the Department of Veteran Affiars.   On August 1, 2008, President Bush nominated Hager to replace Linda Springer as Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Hager served as acting director of OPM until President Barack Obama's choice for the position, John Berry, was confirmed.

 

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