Assistant Director Business Management and Operations
Office of External Affairs

Paul W. Henne

Photo of Paul W. HenneMr. Henne's Federal career spans more than 31 years. Mr. Henne was appointed as the Assistant Director for Business Management and Operations (ABMO), Chief Financial Officer, Chief Procurement Executive and Chief Information Officer, for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in June 1998. In this capacity, Mr. Henne is the senior advisor to the Service's Directorate on the full range of business management activities. He oversees the day-to-day activities of the Service's Divisions of Financial Management, Engineering, Contracting and Facilities Management, Economics, and Occupational Safety and Health at the national level. In August 1996, Mr. Henne was appointed Acting Assistant Director - Policy, Budget and Administration as the senior advisor/manager for the above mentioned divisions and offices plus the Divisions of Information Technology and Resources Management, Personnel Management, Budget, and Policy and Directives Management.

As Deputy Assistant Director for Policy, Budget and Administration and Deputy CFO, from August 1994 to August 1996, Mr. Henne was the first-line manager for the above-mentioned divisions and offices.

From 1989 to 1994, Mr. Henne directed the Service's Division of Finance and served as the Service's Deputy CFO. He was the senior financial advisor to the Directorate in matters of financial management and fiscal policy. Mr. Henne provided nationwide direction and services to the Service's Regional Offices (including Headquarters), with more than 700 field organizations and more than 9,000 employees. In addition, Mr. Henne was designated the lead management official responsible for providing administrative cross servicing activities a newly established bureau,National Biological Services, comprised of approximately 1,800 employees.

During the period of 1980-1987, Mr. Henne served as Senior Program/Budget Analyst for Program Development and Administration under the direction of the Assistant Director for Ecological Services. In this capacity, Mr. Henne was responsible for all administrative activities involving planning, programming, and budgeting for the Endangered Species Program at the national level.

Mr. Henne received his B.A., degree in Financial Management, Systems and Business Management from the University of Maryland in 1978 and his M.B.A. in Business Management/Leadership and Organizational Development and Change from Central Michigan University in 1981.

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