Microsoft Executive tapped to help Heathcare.gov

Former Microsoft Exexcutive Jeffrey Zients will try to help Heathcare.gov.
Former Microsoft Executive Jeffrey Zients will try to help Heathcare.gov.

Former Microsoft Executive Jeffrey Zients will try to help Heathcare.gov

According to multiple reports this morning the White House is tapping the private sector for its next point man to oversee the troubled Obamacare website.

The administration is set to announce that Kurt DelBene, a former executive at Microsoft, will succeed Jeff Zients in leading the oversight of the embattled HealthCare.gov. Zients is poised to become the director of the National Economic Council next year, forcing the administration to quickly find his replacement.

He was most recently the president of the Microsoft Office Division and has been with the company since 1992. Bill Gates, Microsoft’s chairman and founder, praised DelBene for his expertise in “managing complex large-scale technology projects.” More…

Jim Williams is the Washington Bureau Chief, Digital Director as well as the Director of Special Projects for Genesis Communications. He is starting his third year as part of the team. This is Williams 40th year in the media business, and in that time he has served in a number of capacities. He is a seven time Emmy Award winning television producer, director, writer and executive. He has developed four regional sports networks, directed over 2,000 live sporting events including basketball, football, baseball hockey, soccer and even polo to name a few sports. Major events include three Olympic Games, two World Cups, two World Series, six NBA Playoffs, four Stanley Cup Playoffs, four NCAA Men’s National Basketball Championship Tournaments (March Madness), two Super Bowl and over a dozen college bowl games. On the entertainment side Williams was involved s and directed over 500 concerts for Showtime, Pay Per View and MTV Networks.