Background
Koskinen, John Andrew was born on June 30, 1939 in Cleveland. Son of Yrjo Alfred and Irja (Danska) Koskinen.
Koskinen, John Andrew was born on June 30, 1939 in Cleveland. Son of Yrjo Alfred and Irja (Danska) Koskinen.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Duke University, 1961. Juris Doctor cum laude, Yale University, 1964. Postgraduate, Cambridge University, England, 1965.
Clerk to presiding judge United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia Circuit), Washington, 1965-1966. Lawyer Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, 1966-1967. Special assistant to deputy executive director National Advisory Commission Civil Disorders (also called Kerner Commission), Washington, 1967-1968.
Legislation assistant to Mayor John Lindsay New York City, 1968-1969. Administrative assistant to Senator Abraham Ribicoff United States Senate, 1969-1973. Vice president Palmieri Company, Washington, 1973-1977, president, chief operating officer, 1977-1979, president, Chief Executive Officer, 1979-1994.
Deputy director for management Office Management & Budget, Executive Office of the President, 1994-1997. Assistant to President, chairman President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion, 1998-2000. President, Chief Executive Officer Teamsters Pension Fund, Levitt & Sons, Inc., Mutual Benefit, Penn Central.
Deputy mayor, city administrator City of Washington District of Columbia, 2000—2003. President United States Soccer Foundation, Washington, 2004—2008. Non-executive chairman Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation), McLean, Virginia, 2008—2009, since 2009, interim Chief Executive Officer, since 2009.
Board directors The Advanced Encryption Standard Corporation, since 2004, District of Columbia Education Compact, since 2005, American Capital Ltd., since 2007, Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation), since 2008.
Member President's Management Improvement Council, 1979-1980. Board directors National Captioning Institute, 1979-1991, chairman, 1986-1987, vice-chairman, 1979-1986. Trustee Cooperative Assistance Fund, 1982-1993.
Trustee Duke University, 1985-1997, vice chairman 1993-1994, chairman 1994-1997. Chairman Washington 1994 World Cup Commission, 1989-1994, Washington Olympic Football Organizing Committee, 1993-1996. Vice chairman American Soccer League, 1987-1991.
Board directors United States Soccer Foundation, 1993-1994, 2001-2008. President Washington Metropolitan Area Council Government, 2003, board directors District of Columbia Education Compact. Fellow National Academy Public Administration, Phi Beta Kappa.
Member Duke University General Alumni Association (president 1980-1981), Soccer Hall of Fame, Virginia.
Married Patricia Salz, June 15, 1963. Children: Jeffrey, Cheryl.