Commissioner Cleveland was reappointed by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for a two-year term expiring December 31, 2012. Commissioner Cleveland is a Principal with Olivet Consulting. Commissioner Cleveland has three decades of legislative, management, budget, and policy experience in national security and international economic and development affairs. She has served as the Counselor to the President of the World Bank and as the Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget at The White House. In addition, Commissioner Cleveland has worked in a variety of positions serving U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Foreign Relations Committee, and Appropriations Committee. During her tenure in The White House, Commissioner Cleveland co-led the interagency effort to develop two Presidential initiatives: the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. These efforts reflect her experience linking policy, performance, and resource management.
Commissioner Cleveland graduated from Wesleyan University with honors.