Jonathan Orszag

Jonathan Marc Orszag is an American economist. He is a Senior Managing Director at Compass Lexecon, LLC, an economic consulting firm. Orszag was a co-founder of Compass Lexecon (or Competition Policy Associates), which was sold to FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) in 2006. His work has been recognized in The International Who's Who of Competition Economists and Global Competition Review.[1]

Career

Government Service

In 1994, Orszag was appointed to serve as the Special Assistant to the Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Labor. He next moved to the White House in 1995 to serve as an Economic Policy Advisor on President Bill Clinton's National Economic Council. In 1999, the Corporation for Enterprise Development gave Orszag its leadership award for "forging innovative public policies to expand economic opportunity in America." Orszag served as the Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Director of the Office of Policy and Strategic Planning from 1999 to 2000. From 2000 to 2003, the Governor of California appointed Orszag to both the California Workforce Investment Board and the Governor's Technology Advisory Group.[2]

Private sector

When Orszag left government, he founded Sebago Associates, the predecessor firm to Compass Lexecon, with his brother Peter Orszag. Orszag is currently a senior managing director and member of the Executive Committee.[3]

Orszag works on antitrust matters, including giving testimony before the European Court of First Instance in its 2007 case, Microsoft Corp v. Commission. Orszag has also worked on a number of large mergers, including Aetna/Humana, GE/Electrolux, Agrium/Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Orbitz/Expedia, OfficeMax/Office Depot, Staples/Office Depot, Omnicom/Publicis, Entercom/CBS Radio, AT&T/T-Mobile, Delta/Northwest, the Microsoft/Yahoo! search deal, Siemens/Dresser-Rand, and Global Crossing/Level 3.[4][5][6] He's also served as an expert witness in the California matter, Hewlet-Packard Co. v Oracle Corp.[7]

Orszag currently serves on the boards of JMP Securities, Inc. and the Academic and Regulatory Advisory Council for One River Asset Management.[8] [9]

Personal life

Orszag is married to entertainment journalist Mary Kitchen. The couple has three children.[10]

Orszag serves on boards of the Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and the Tiger Woods Foundation.[11] He serves as a Trustee of The First Tee.[12] He is also a member of the Good+ Foundation's Fatherhood Leadership Council.[3]

Orszag is the son of Reba Karp and the late Steven A. Orszag, a prominent mathematician.[13] He has two brothers, Michael Orszag and Peter Orszag, the former Director of the Office of Management and Budget.[14]

References
  1. "Competition Economists". Who's Who Legal. April 1, 2016.
  2. "One River Digital Asset Management welcomes Jay Clayton, Kevin Hassett and Jon Orszag to newly formed Academic and Regulatory Advisory Council". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  3. "Jonathan M. Orszag". Compass Lexecon. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  4. "Economist Throws Weight Behind 37B Aetna Humana Deal". Law360. December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  5. "DOJ's Relevant Market Fails, Orszag Says". Global Competition Review. December 19, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  6. ""Highlights"". Compass Lexecon. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  7. "Expert Perspectives on Biggest Court Cases".
  8. "Management & Board | JMP Group LLC".
  9. "One River Asset Management".
  10. Atlantic Business Magazine: "Top 5 with Entertainment Journalist, Mary Kitchen" by Karen Moores October 23, 2014
  11. "Meet Our Board". Friends of The Global Fight. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  12. "Leadership". First Tee. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  13. Yale Bulletin: "In memoriam: Steven Alan Orszag" May 11, 2011
  14. Connolly, Ceci (26 November 2008). "Orszag Will Be Director of OMB: Position Expected to Have Broader Role" (Washington Post). The Washington Post. p. A3. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
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