Jenny R. Yang

Jenny Yang
Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
In office
January 21, 2021 – April 1, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byCraig Leen
Succeeded byMichele Hodge (acting)
Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
In office
May 13, 2013 – January 3, 2018
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byStuart Ishimaru
Succeeded byJanet Dhillon
Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
In office
September 1, 2014 – January 25, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJacqueline A. Berrien
Succeeded byVictoria Lipnic (acting)
Personal details
Born
Jenny Rae Yang

1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKil Huh
EducationCornell University (BA)
New York University (JD)

Jenny Rae Yang (born 1970/1971)[1] is an American attorney and public official. In 2021, Yang was appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as the Director of Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, an agency within the Department of Labor.[2]

Prior to this, Yang served as a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from 2012 to 2017, and led the commission as chair from 2014 to 2017.[3]

  1. ^ "Weddings; Jenny Yang, Kil Huh". The New York Times. March 25, 2001. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Wiessner, Daniel (January 21, 2021). "Jenny Yang, former EEOC chair, tapped to lead DOL federal contractor watchdog". Reuters.
  3. ^ "Presidenta Jenny R. Yang | Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo". EEOC. Retrieved July 30, 2020.