Chris Liddell is assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination where he oversees all aspects of the White House policy process. Prior to assuming this role, he served as Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives, in which he oversaw the administration's efforts to streamline federal regulation and modernize government technology systems. Prior to his time in government, Liddell served as Vice Chairman and CFO at General Motors, where he led global finance operations and managed the company's $23 billion IPO in November 2010, which, at the time, was the largest public offering in history. Liddell has over three decades of experience in corporate leadership, including CFO and SVP of Microsoft Corporation, and CFO of International Paper. In 2012, Liddell was the executive director of the Romney Presidential Transition Planning team. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Auckland and a Master of Philosophy from Oxford University.