William J. Henderson

Elected: 2001

Mr. Henderson currently works as a consultant. Previously, he was chief executive officer of Bestline Research and COO of Netflix Inc. From 1998 until his retirement in 2001, Mr. Henderson was the 71st postmaster general of the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the fifth career employee to lead the world’s largest postal system. From 1994 until his appointment as postmaster general and chief executive officer of the USPS, he served as its chief operating officer. From 1992 to 1994, he served the USPS as vice president of employee relations, then became chief marketing officer and senior vice president. In addition to his service in Washington, D.C., he has served in postal management positions in Chicago, IL; Greensboro, NC; Memphis, TN; and Stockton, CA, among other locations. In 1997, Mr. Henderson received the USPS’ John Wanamaker Award, and in 1998 he received American University’s Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership. In 1998, Mr. Henderson also received an honorary Mailing Excellence Award from the National Postal Forum for his work with the nation’s professional mailing industry. Mr. Henderson serves as a director of comScore Networks, the Committee for Economic Development, the Marrow Donor Foundation and Nature’s Best magazine. He is a partner of Signature Systems, and a fellow with the National Academy of Public Administration. Mr. Henderson holds a degree in industrial relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and served in the U.S. Army.

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