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Tony Gherardini

Executive Director

Department of Personnel and Administration for Governor Polis

Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow Alumni 2017 Cohort 3

Denver, Colorado

Anthony Gherardini is executive director of the Department of Personnel and Administration for Governor Polis. Most recently Mr. Gherardini served as the deputy director of the Office of Behavioral Health at the Colorado Department of Human Services. Previously, he served as deputy director for operations at the Colorado Department of Human Services, where he was responsible for the oversight of a $2 billion annual budget, and the daily operations of the department’s 5,000 employees.

Stories Featuring Tony Gherardini
November 13, 2019
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May 16, 2017
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