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The United States Conference of Mayors 85th Annual Meeting

Panelists: Moderator: Christopher Cabaldon, Mayor of West Sacramento; Chair, USCM Jobs, Education and the Workforce Standing Committee Richard Berry, Mayor of Albuquerque Beth Cobert, CEO,…

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Trump’s Infrastructure Plans Should Pair Building With Job Training

The Hill Zoë Baird President Trump has started to lay out his principles for a $1 trillion makeover of America’s roads, bridges, waterways, electrical grid,…

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Zoë Baird Delivers Keynote Address for Western Pathways Conference 2017

Markle Foundation CEO and President Zoë Baird provided the keynote address at the Western Pathways Conference. Zoë discussed why everyone with a smartphone should be…

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Anyone with a Smartphone Should be Able to Have a Smart Career

Linkedin Influencer Zoë Baird Americans are facing a workers’ paradox. Job openings are at near-record high levels1. There are 5.7 million jobs across the country…

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Beth Cobert was named chief executive of Skillful

Beth Cobert, acting director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, was named chief executive of Skillful, a program formed by a partnership among the…

In The News

Cobert Gets New Position

Beth Cobert, acting OPM director for the last year and a half of the Obama administration, has been named CEO of Denver-based Skillful, a foundation-sponsored…

In The News

Former OPM Director Lands Private Sector Gig

The Markle Foundation’s Skillful labor-market initiative is gaining a well-known workforce hand as its new strategic head. Beth Cobert, the former acting director of the…

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Former Acting OPM Chief Beth Cobert Appointed CEO of Markle Foundation’s Skillful Initiative

Beth Cobert, former acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, has been named CEO of the Markle Foundation’s Skillful program. Cobert will work with…

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Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation

Markle Foundation CEO and President Zoë Baird today announced the appointment of Beth Cobert, former Acting Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management…

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Former Acting Office of Personnel Management has a New Job as CEO of Skillful

Former Acting Office of Personnel Management Director Beth Cobert has a new job. She’ll be the CEO of Skillful. It’s an initiative run by the…

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Former OPM Head Beth Cobert Named CEO of Workforce Initiative Skillful

The former head of the Office of Personnel Management will now lead an initiative out of Colorado designed to connect Americans to middle-skill, good-paying jobs….

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Colorado Partners With Workforce Initiative Led By Former OPM Head

A program designed to promote job growth and new connections between educators and employers could soon expand to other states. Former acting Office of Personnel…