Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org Biden lags other presidents in filling top administration roles November 17, 2021 That’s important because there are limits on what acting officials can accomplish, contending they often aren’t empowered to create systemic changes within their agencies. Max Stier, the president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, likened these roles to “substitute teachers.”