Phillip Jeffery

Phillip Jeffery is the Chief Deputy Director for the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB), an agency of nearly 2,500 employees that provides a full range of information technology, business and administrative services to Michigan's citizens, businesses, state agencies, state employees and retirees.

Prior to this current role, Mr. Jeffery served as the Deputy Director of Strategy with Governor Rick Snyder's administration where  he supported the Governor's vision and focus on performance management and accountability for the State of Michigan.  This focus resulted in the development and launch of the Michigan and Education dashboard websites as well as the development of agency scorecards.  In addition, he played an integral role in the Governor's special messages on community development and local government reforms and reinventing Michigan's education system.

Mr. Jeffery came to Michigan from the State of Utah, where he served as the Deputy Director in the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.  In that capacity he directed the Budget and Policy section and participated as a partner in implementing the statewide balanced scorecard initiative, integrating performance metrics into the Utah budget process.  He also played an active role in operations that earned Utah the recognition as "the best managed state in the nation" by Governing Magazine. 

Mr. Jeffery holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Economics from the University of Utah.  He and his wife, Bethany, have four children.