Biography: Jeff Press served as the Deputy Director of Performance Strategy at the U.S. Department of Commerce where he was responsible for leading performance improvement and innovation across the entire organization. Prior to Commerce, Jeff worked with the White House Office of Management and Budget to launch the U.S. Performance Improvement Council. He served as a Senior Advisor and was instrumental in establishing the Council as the central hub for government-wide benchmarking and collaboration focused on performance management.  Today, Jeff is the Practice Leader for Government Performance at Socrata. In this role, Jeff is responsible for driving performance improvement and data-driven decision making across Socrata’s federal, state, local and international government customers. Jeff graduated from The George Washington University and resides in Washington, DC.