Senior Advisor, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Mr. Staats was appointed as the comptroller general of the United States by President Johnson. Prior to serving as comptroller general, he was appointed deputy director of the budget under Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson. From 1984 to 1990, he was a member of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. He was the first chairman of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board from 1990 to 1997. Currently, he is a trustee of the Committee for Economic Development and member and councilor of The Conference Board.