Joseph S. "Joe" Leean (born March 10, 1942) is an American businessman and retired Republican politician.
Leean subsequently worked as a consultant to Thompson after his appointment as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
[1] He worked as a high school math and physics teacher for several years, then became owner and operator of a recreational boating company on the Chain O' Lakes outside Waupaca, Wisconsin.
[3] Leean served seven years as head of the Department Health and Family Services under Governor Thompson.
In 2001, Thompson was appointed United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in the George W. Bush administration and Leean was asked to join Thompson as a consultant in Washington, D.C.[4] Leean retired to Wisconsin after his stint with the Department of Health and Human Services.