He was later named President Bill Clinton’s Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1996 and then President Barack Obama’s CIA director from 2009 to 2011, where he oversaw the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. He was elected to a ninth term, but resigned to head the Office of Management and Budget in 1993. Panetta started his career of public service in 1977, when he began the first of eight terms in the U.S. The following day, educator Margaret Fortune will address the College of Liberal Arts and the Orfalea College of Business. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will be addressing the College of Engineering and the College of Architecture and Environmental Design on June 11, along with the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and the College of Science and Mathematics. Cal Poly has announced its keynote speakers for the upcoming spring commencement ceremonies on June 11 and 12.įormer U.S.
