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Tanguler Gray

Executive Vice President of Operations

Systems & Methods, Inc.

Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow Alumni 2023 Cohort 7

Grayson, Georgia

Tanguler Gray is the Executive Vice President of Operations at Systems & Methods, Inc. (SMI).

Before joining SMI, Tanguler served as the Commissioner for the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 2021 to 2025. In this role, she provided leadership and oversight for the federal child support program that supports national policy changes  and  services  designed to ensure children, individuals, families and their communities receive the support they need, impacting millions of families across the United States.

Tanguler is a dynamic and visionary leader with twenty-nine (29) years of progressive experience across a diverse range of executive, public sector functions. Well-demonstrated ability to integrate organizational visions, missions, and a myriad of transferable competencies to administer public services while representing key stakeholders. Servant leader possessing strong interpersonal and prioritization skills to lead and direct innovative projects for large governmental agencies. Versatile and confident public speaker with an immense ability to deliver energetic and compelling addresses designed to elicit enthusiasm and strengthen audience engagement.

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