Postmaster general patrick donohoe biography definition
Donohoe or O'Donohoe is an Irish surname, reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnchadha 'descendant of Donnchadh', a personal name..
Patrick R. Donahoe was born in Pittsburgh, United States.
Patrick R. Donahoe
73rd United States Postmaster General
Patrick R. Donahoe (born October 27, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 73rd United States postmaster general, having been appointed to the post on October 25, 2010.
A 35-year veteran of the Postal Service, he reported to the Postal Service Board of Governors.
Biography
Donahoe is a 1977 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where he majored in economics. He also graduated from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was a Sloan Fellow.[2] Before being postmaster, Donahoe served as the 19th deputy postmaster general.
He entered the United States Postal Service as a clerk in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the advice of his uncle Bob Burke, a mail carrier, who encouraged young Patrick to take the postal service exam.[3][4][5][6]
His predecessor, Postmaster General John E.
Potter, testified before the Senate[7] that if the Postal Servic