O'Keefe Appointed to Lead Division of Business Development

Commerce Secretary Jack L. Fischer, AIA, has appointed Jim O'Keefe administrator of the Division of Business Development, effective March 17, 2008. He will continue his duties as administrator of the Division of Housing and Community Development.

Jim was appointed administrator of the then-Division of Community Development on June 13, 2003. From 1990-2003, O'Keefe served as assistant to the Mayor of Madison, responsible for developing and implementing strategies to enhance the city's financial condition and improve its delivery of public services. For the previous seven years, he was legislative liaison for the Division of Health in the state Department of Health and Social Services, working with the legislature on a wide range of health care initiatives.

O'Keefe has an MA in Public Policy and Administration and a BA in Business Finance from the UW-Madison.

O'Keefe can be reached at jim.okeefe@wisconsin.gov.

-- Tony Hozeny