Winslow Sargeant

Winslow Sargeant
Chief Counsel for Advocacy
In office
August 19, 2010 – January 23, 2015
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Susan Walthall (Acting)
Succeeded by Darryl Depriest
Personal details
Alma mater Northeastern University
Iowa State University
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Winslow Sargeant served as the sixth Chief Counsel for Advocacy for the Small Business Administration (SBA)[1] and a former venture capital executive with a background in engineering. He received a recess appointment on August 19, 2010, by U.S. President Barack Obama.[2] He was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the SBA on November 11, 2011.

Education and early career

Sargeant received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Northeastern University (Boston, Mass).[3] He went on to earn his Master of Science degree, also in Electrical Engineering, from Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa).[4] Sargeant earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison[5] and is a Kauffman Fellow.[6] He co-founded semiconductor integrated circuit design company Aanetcom in 1997 with seed money from Cisco Systems.[7]

United States Small Business Administration

At the SBA Office of Advocacy, Sargeant was "responsible for representing small businesses within the federal government’s law- and rule-making". From 2001 to 2005, he was Program Manager for Electronics at the National Science Foundation (NSF).[8] He has been an advocate of technology transfer from university-sponsored research.[9] He participated in President Obama's Regulatory Review and Startup America. Sargeant was the "Watchdog" of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) and worked with federal agencies to bring them into compliance with the RFA law. He signed more than 145 public comment letters about business regulations to more than 23 different rulemaking agencies.[10] He published more than 100 economic research reports, including the Innovation Initiative report to the White House.[11] Sargeant appointed ten small business regional advocates.

Awards and honors

  • President's Leadership Council, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2016–Present[12]
  • Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awardee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014[13][14]
  • Center for Venture Education (CVE), Kauffman Fellow, Class 11, 2008[15]
  • Inaugural, Distinguished Young Alumni Award winner, University of Wisconsin, 2002[16][17]

Patents

  • A low charge injection charge pump, 2001 (US Patent 6,316,977)[18]

Congressional testimony

  • “Office of Advocacy Fiscal Year 2015 Budget”, Testimony to The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, U.S. Senate, April 9, 2014.[19]
  • “Office of Advocacy Fiscal Year 2014 Budget”, Testimony to The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, U.S. Senate, April 17, 2013[20]
  • “Black Retired Military Officers: A Class of Business Entrepreneurs”, Testimony to the Congressional Black Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives, September 22, 2011[21]
  • “Office of Advocacy Fiscal Year 2012 Budget”, Testimony to The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, U.S. Senate, March 31, 2011[22]
  • “Reducing Regulatory and Administrative Burdens on America’s Small Businesses”, Testimony to The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, U.S. Senate, November 18, 2010[23]
  • “Confirmation Hearing for Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the US Small Business Administration”, Testimony to The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, U.S. Senate, August 6, 2009[24][25][26].

References

  1. ↑ Harrison, J. D. (November 21, 2011). "Senate confirms Small Business Administration's chief counsel". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ Mark S. Smith "Vacationing Obama makes 4 recess appointments". Associated Press.
  3. ↑ "Governing Boards and Officers of Northeastern < Northeastern University". catalog.Northeastern.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "College of Engineering News • Iowa State University". news.engineering.IaState.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Winslow Sargeant - Graduate School". grad.Wisc.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Fellows Directory • Kauffman Fellows". KauffmanFellows.org. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/04/technology/pmcsierra-stock-climbs-on-13-billion-purchase-plans.html
  8. ↑ Tomio Geron. "Obama’s SBA Nomination Nods In Favor Of VC Industry". Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2009.
  9. ↑ Chris Fleissner. "Venture-backed firms could become eligible for federal SBIR grants". Wisconsin Technology Network News, September 11, 2006.
  10. ↑ https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/Annual-report-of-the-office-of-economic-research-fy-2014.pdf
  11. ↑ https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/FINAL_Innovation_Report.pdf
  12. ↑ "President's Leadership Council". Stevens Institute of Technology. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ "2014 Distinguished achievement award: Winslow Sargeant - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison". Wisc.edu. March 14, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Sargeant honored as UW Engineering hits 125 years". Warf.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Fellows Directory • Kauffman Fellows". KauffmanFellows.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Past DAA Recipients". UWAlumni.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Notable alumni - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison". Wisc.edu. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  18. ↑ "United States Patent: 6316977 - Low charge-injection charge pump". Patft.USPTO.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "Testimony of The Honorable Winslow Sargeant, Ph.D. : Chief Counsel for Advocacy U.S. Small Business Administration" (PDF). Sba.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "4/17/2013- Office of Advocacy Fiscal Year 2014 Budget - The U.S. Small Business Administration". Sba.gov. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  21. ↑ "09/22/11 - Black Retired Military Officers: A Class of Business Entrepreneurs - The U.S. Small Business Administration". Sba.gov. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "03/31/11 - Office of Advocacy Fiscal Year 2012 Budget - The U.S. Small Business Administration". Sba.gov. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  23. ↑ "Testimony of Dr. Winslow Sargeant: Chief Counsel for Advocacy U.S. Small Business Administration - The U.S. Small Business Administration". Sba.gov. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  24. ↑ https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=35FD1789-CA7E-4059-B179-A1F7DBAE798D
  25. ↑ https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/c/1/c1b23a4d-a6bd-4031-b8ed-1af85becf9c3/B25FC9114C5DE944F3D35858A81D3802.statement-for-press.pdf
  26. ↑ "Capitol Hill Connection Week Of August 3 - SBA Office of Advocacy". advocacysba.sites.USA.gov. Retrieved January 28, 2018.


Political offices
Preceded by
Susan Walthall
Acting		 Chief Counsel for Advocacy
2010–2015		 Incumbent
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