11th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
In office July 22, 2013 – June 1, 2022
Preceded by
David Ward (interim) Biddy Martin
Succeeded by
John Scholz (acting)
Jennifer Mnookin
United States Secretary of Commerce
Acting
In office June 11, 2012 – June 1, 2013
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
John Bryson
Succeeded by
Cameron Kerry (acting)
In office August 1, 2011 – October 21, 2011
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Gary Locke
Succeeded by
John Bryson
United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce
In office November 18, 2010[a] – June 1, 2013
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Dennis Hightower
Succeeded by
Bruce H. Andrews
Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
In office June 9, 2009 – March 29, 2012
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Cynthia Glassman
Succeeded by
Mark Doms
Personal details
Born
Rebecca Margaret Blank
(1955-09-19)September 19, 1955 Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Died
February 17, 2023(2023-02-17) (aged 67) Fitchburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Hanns Kuttner
(m. 1994)
Children
1
Education
University of Minnesota (BA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA, PhD)
a. ^ Acting until March 29, 2012
Rebecca Margaret Blank[1] (September 19, 1955 – February 17, 2023) was an American economist and academic administrator. She was chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 2013 to 2022. She served in several senior roles in the United States Department of Commerce during the presidency of Barack Obama, including more than a year as acting United States Secretary of Commerce.
^"S.Hrg. 111–429 — NOMINATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE". www.congress.gov. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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