Executive Director

Position Title

Executive Director

National Governors Association

1908

80

Washington, DC

Executive Committee

5

Founded in 1908, the National Governors Association is the bipartisan organization of Governors from the 55 states, territories and commonwealths. NGA’s mission is to share best practices, address issues of national and state interest, and drive innovative solutions that improve state government and support the principles of federalism. NGA’s Center for Best Practices is the policy and research arm that helps Governors develop and implement solutions to public policy challenges.

NGA’s Government Relations group assists in ensuring the voice of Governors are heard in Congress, and the Executive Branch and NGA’s Communications team collaborates with Governors’ offices to amplify bipartisan messaging and strategy. Throughout the year, NGA convenes Governors and senior advisors for meaningful discourse, problem-solving and thought leadership. Website:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

The Executive Director serves the nation’s governors and provides strategic leadership for NGA. The Executive Director leads a Senior Management Team to establish long term goals, priorities, and policies – and then translate the goals into operational plans that produce high quality resources and services to states and the nation’s governors. The Executive Director works closely with the Executive Committee and all member governors to set priorities and deliver meaningful value to states.

The Executive Director oversees a team of 80 staff and an annual budget of approximately $31 million.

• Ensuring governors’ views are represented in the shaping of federal policy – making certain NGA policy positions reflect governors’ principles on priority issues; and guiding the association’s endeavors to influence federal laws and regulations affecting states and territories.
• Positioning governors as national policy leaders by developing policy information on high priority issues that have both a state and a federal dimension.
• Identifying state best practices across a full range of state policy issues and developing and implementing innovative solutions to public policy challenges; as well as advising on emerging policy issues.
• Providing enhanced resources, convenings and assistance to governors, governors’ spouses and their respective staff throughout the life-cycle of a governor’s term from election day through the final year in office to help them lead and manage state government and organize and run their offices effectively.
• Directing the association's communications strategies, media, and public information activities to help convey timely, in-depth analysis and background information on NGA policy positions and issues of interest to states.
• Promoting the exchange of information between governors and private sector thought leaders to stimulate discussion within the business community on emerging trends and factors affecting business and government.
• Collaborating with the leadership of other state/local organizations.
• Representing the association before the Administration, Congress, national organizations and the media.

• Ensuring development of the organization's financial, administrative, technical and human resources capacities to accomplish the organization's mission and goals.
• Ensuring the financial integrity of the organization through sound financial management practices, grant administration, fundraising, investment management and budgeting.
• Ensuring effective NGA Winter Summer Meetings where the governors convene to discuss the crucial issues states face, including the state-federal partnership. NGA Winter and Summer Meetings include public plenary sessions, as well as closed-door private meetings for governors only and feature high-profile guest speakers, including the President, cabinet secretaries, congressional leaders, foreign dignitaries, and business and academic leaders.
• Ensuring the effective execution of NGA’s Seminar for New Governors (SNG). The SNG is a signature NGA meeting…