Biography of Administrator, Employment & Training Administration (ETA)

JENNIFER M. MCNELLY
Administrator, Office of Regional Innovation and Transformation
US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Ms. McNelly was named as the Administrator for the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) Office of Regional Innovation and Transformation in June 2007. In that role, she contributes to implementing a national workforce system that provides America’s workers with the support they need to compete in a global economy.

Ms. McNelly oversees ETA’s regional offices, working collaboratively with the national program offices to ensure an integrated workforce investment approach that promotes the critical role talent development plays in creating effective regional economic development strategies. Under her leadership, regional offices promote collaboration beyond traditional strategies for worker preparation by bringing together state, local and federal entities; academic institutions; investment groups; foundations; and business to address the challenges associated with building a globally competitive and prepared workforce.

Ms. McNelly joined ETA as the Director of the Business Relations Group in 2004. In this capacity, she managed the President’s High Growth Job Training Initiative. The initiative takes a groundbreaking approach to closing skills gaps by developing solutions to workforce challenges and creating partnerships among business, academic institutions, and the workforce community.

Prior to joining the Department of Labor, Ms. McNelly served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, LLC, an international consulting firm specializing in assisting Fortune 500 corporations to build strategic partnerships with government agencies in support of workforce development.

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