Robert J. O'Neill, Jr.
Robert J. "Bob" O'Neill, Jr. was the Fairfax County Executive from 1997 to 1999.
O'Neill graduated from Old Dominion University with a bachelor's degree in politcal science in 1973, then took his master's in public administration from Syracuse University in 1974.[1]
After graduating from Syracuse, he worked as an assistant city manager in Hampton, Virginia from 1975 until 1979.[2]
From 1979 to 1981, O'Neill was a management consultant at Management Improvement Corporation of America and from 1981 to 1984 at Coopers & Lybrand. He then re-entered public service and served as the city manager of Hampton from 1984 to 1997.[1][2]
In an 8 to 1 vote, the Board of Supervisors appointed O'Neill as Fairfax County Executive on June 9, 1997, and he took over on August 4.[3][4]
O'Neill resigned on October 11, 1999, and became the president of the National Academy of Public Administration in January 2000.[5]
He would leave NAPA in November 2002 to become executive director of the International City/County Management Association, from which he retired in December 2016.
In January 2017, O'Neill joined Davenport & Company as Senior Vice President of Public Finance.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Executive Director." ICMA Web Site. International City/County Management Association. Web. 25 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burnham, William. "High Profile: Bob O'Neill Hampton Manager Lauded as Visionary." Daily Press. Daily Press Media Group, 30 Sept. 1996. Web. 23 Aug. 2018.
- ↑ Lipton, Eric. "Fairfax Hires New Top Administrator; Salary Set at $163,285." The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Jun 10 1997, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. 21 Aug. 2018.
- ↑ Lipton, Eric. "Leave Lorton Land Open, Fairfax Supervisors Urge." The Washington Post, Aug 05 1997, p. D, 1:1. ProQuest. Web. 21 Aug. 2018.
- ↑ Shear, Michael D., and Patricia Davis. "Fairfax County Executive to Resign; ONeill to Direct Nonprofit Group." The Washington Post: A.01. National Newspapers Core. Oct 11 1999. Web. 25 Feb. 2012.
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