Mark W. Everson
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Claims to fame: Former finance VP, SC International Services; deputy commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service under Ronald Reagan; deputy director, Office of Management and Budget under George W. Bush (2002 - 2003); Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (May, 2003 - May, 2007); President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross (May, 2007 - November, 2007); husband; adoptive father of two French orphans; former foster father; cheater
Moral apex: Went out on his wife by having an “inappropriate relationship with a female subordinate” at the Red Cross.
Consequence: The Red Cross, which “concluded that the situation reflected poor judgment on Mr. Everson’s part and diminished his ability to lead the organization in the future,” demanded and received his resignation, effective immediately.
Suggested Bible reading for Mr. Everson:
And a man found him wandering in the field: and the man asked him, What are you looking for?— Genesis 37:15
