- Sandy Baruah
Sandy K. Baruah is an American politician from the state of
Oregon . A graduate of theUniversity of Oregon andWillamette University 's MBA program at theAtkinson Graduate School of Management , he worked for the senior President Bush, former SenatorBob Packwood , and for a private consulting group inPortland, Oregon .cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/06/23/daily45.html|title=Commerce official picked to lead SBA|last=Hoover|first=Kent|date=June 25, 2008|work=Washington Business Journal|accessdate=2008-08-18] In 2001, he began working atUnited States Commerce Department and in 2005 become the head of theEconomic Development Administration when appointed as as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development under U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush .cite news |title=Sandy K. Baruah - Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development|url=http://www.eda.gov/Home/BaruahBio2005.xml |publisher= United States Department of Commerce] In June 2008, George W. Bush nominated him to serve as head of theSmall Business Administration .References
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