President Barack H. Obama designated Chairman Robert G. Taub as agency head on December 4, 2014. President Obama appointed him to both terms on the Commission following unanimous confirmations by the United States Senate in 2011 and 2016. His current term expires on October 14, 2022. Chairman Taub has 40 years of experience in public service at the local, state, and federal levels. When President Obama first appointed him as a Commissioner in October 2011, Chairman Taub was the Special Assistant to Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh. As an Army senior executive, he was one of the principal civilian advisors to Secretary McHugh, helping him lead a workforce of more than 1.2 million people, and manage an annual budget exceeding $200 billion. Chairman Taub was awarded the Army’s Decoration for Distinguished Civilian Service.

Commissioner Mark Acton was reappointed to the Postal Regulatory Commission by President Barack H. Obama on December 12, 2016 for a third term of continued public service extending until October 14, 2022. Commissioner Acton was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 2016. Commissioner Acton was nominated by President Barack H. Obama on May 12, 2011 for a second term of office through October 14, 2016, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 2011. President George W. Bush first nominated Mr. Acton as a Postal Rate Commissioner on November 7, 2005, and he was confirmed by the Senate on August 3, 2006. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Acton served as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Postal Rate Commission and assisted in managing all aspects of agency operations.