It will be a difficult task finding anything politically onerous about Sally Jewell. She is an unfamiliar face to most of us and definitely an Washington Outsider. In fact, she is not a politician. She is the CEO of REI, an outdoor outfitting company. Now she has been selected by President Obama has the Secretary of the Interior.
Washington Post:
President Obama’s unconventional pick to lead the Interior Department — a former oil engineer and commercial banker who heads the consumer co-op Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) — represents an effort by the administration to defuse the partisan fight over conservation and energy.
