Shon J. Manasco (born May 17, 1970) is an American government official and businessman who served as the acting

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from December 27, 2019 to January 20, 2021. In April 2020, it was announced that President

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planned to ask the

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to confirm him for this position. On December 30, 2020, the nomination was withdrawn, at his request.

Education

Manasco earned a Bachelor of Science degree in systems engineering and management from the

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and a Master of Business Administration from

Southern Methodist University , mottoeng = "The truth will make you free" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = SACS , academic_affiliations = , religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church , president = R. Gerald Turner , prov ...

Career

Manasco served as an officer in the

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, commanding at

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before becoming director of finance and accounting for the

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. While in public service, he held numerous staff and leadership positions supporting worldwide operational activities for Joint Special Operations forces. After leaving the Army, Manasco spent eleven years as a senior vice president at

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, holding leadership roles in investment and retail banking, asset management and securities. He was then recruited to Baltimore, MD and worked as senior vice president and chief human resource officer for

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, where he led corporate and shared services function, at the height of the financial crisis. Manasco later worked as an executive vice president at

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. During his tenure, Manasco led all sales and services at the company as the Executive Vice President, Member Experience and was the firm's Chief Administrative Officer, where his team was responsible for leading the association's business solutions, information technology and innovation labs, corporate services, enterprise cyber and physical security, procurement and USAA ventures. He was recruited to the company as the Chief Human Resources Officer.

References

External links

Biography at U.S. Air Force
{{DEFAULTSORT:Manasco, Shon J. 1970 births Living people Southern Methodist University alumni Trump administration personnel United States Army officers United States Military Academy alumni