During his career, which includes 19 years of service in the public sector and winning the Presidential Leadership Award in 2000, performance management and strategic planning expert and consultant John Desenberg has worked with clients such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Forest Service, NASA, the Department of Commerce, and the governments of China, Spain, Italy, and British Columbia in Canada. He is currently policy director for the performance management and human capital management divisions at the Performance Institute.