Otto J. Wolff

Otto J. Wolff served as acting United States Secretary of Commerce in the administration of President Barack Obama. Wolff previously served under President George W. Bush as the chief financial officer of the Department of Commerce, overseeing its $5.6 billion budget.

Wolff served in the Commerce Department under the presidency of Ronald Reagan, continuing in a role there until 1995 when he took an appointment to the House Administration Committee. He returned to the Commerce Department afterward, serving as Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, after being confirmed in the 107th Congress. He was confirmed again by the 109th Congress.