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Gretchen Hammer

Executive Director

Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing

Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow Alumni 2017 Cohort 3

Gretchen Hammer is the Executive Director at the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing.

Previously, Gretchen was the the founder of the Public Leadership Consulting Group, which works with all sectors of civic life, supporting the public, private and philanthropic sectors to make an impact. Hammer previously served as Colorado’s Medicaid director.

Stories Featuring Gretchen Hammer
April 10, 2023
New Report: Reimagining Child Welfare
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November 13, 2019
Leadership in Action
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May 16, 2017
Visionary Leaders Fuel Advances in Opportunity for Colorado Children and Families
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