Rebecca Blank | |
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 Official portrait, 2009 | |
| 11th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison | |
| In office July 22, 2013 – June 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | David Ward (interim) Biddy Martin |
| Succeeded by |
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| United States Secretary of Commerce | |
Acting | |
| In office June 11, 2012 – June 1, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John Bryson |
| Succeeded by | Cameron Kerry (acting) |
| In office August 1, 2011 – October 21, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Gary Locke |
| Succeeded by | John Bryson |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office November 18, 2010[a] – June 1, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Dennis Hightower |
| Succeeded by | Bruce H. Andrews |
| Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs | |
| In office June 9, 2009 – March 29, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Cynthia Glassman |
| Succeeded by | Mark Doms |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rebecca Margaret Blank September 19, 1955 Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 2023 (aged 67) Fitchburg, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Hanns Kuttner (m. 1994) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | |
| a. ^ Acting until March 29, 2012 | |
Rebecca Margaret Blank[1] (September 19, 1955 – February 17, 2023) was an American economist and academic administrator. She was chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 2013 to 2022. She served in several senior roles in the United States Department of Commerce during the presidency of Barack Obama, including more than a year as acting United States Secretary of Commerce.
- ^ "S.Hrg. 111–429 — NOMINATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE". www.congress.gov. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.