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Barry Van Lare
Senior Fellow

Barry Van Lare

Member Since 2026

Biography

Independent Consultant, Management and Public Policy; Former Deputy Executive Director and Director of Management Consulting and Training, National Governors Association; Senior Vice President for Strategic Marketing, MAXIMUS Inc.; Executive Director, The Finance Project; Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche Consulting; Special Administrator for Gasoline Rationing, U.S. Department of Energy. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Welfare Legislation and Associate Commissioner of Social Security, U.S Department of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Former Commissioner, Erie County Department of Social Services and Director, Division of Community Services, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. Positions with State of New York: Executive Secretary, Health Planning Commission; Director, New York State Senate Task Force on Critical Problems; Executive Deputy and Acting Commissioner, Department of Social Services; Assistant Secretary to the Governor for Human Resources and Deputy Commissioner, Division of Human Rights.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
President BLVL Consulting 2009 Present
Director Office of Management Consulting and Training National Governors Association 2006 2009
Director Center for Public Strategies Sagamore Institute for Policy Research 2005 2006
President BLVL Consulting 2005 2006
Senior Vice President Strategic Marketing MAXIMUS, Inc. 2004 2005
Executive Dorector The Finance Project 1996 2004
Senior Manager Seattle Consulting Group Deloitte Consulting 1995 1996
Deputy Executive Director, Director of StateService, Director of Human Resources National Governors Association 1983 1995
Executive Director Health Plus (HMO) 1983 1983
Director of Human Resources National Governors Association 1981 1982
Special Administrator Gasoline Rationing Planning Office U.S. Department of Energy 1980 1981
Deputy Assistant Secretary Legislative Affairs U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1980 1981
Associate Commissioner Office of Family Assistance Social Security Administration 1977 1979
Commissioner Department of Social Services Erie County New York 1976 1976
Director of Community Services Dept. of Social and Health Services Washington State 1974 1976
Executive Secretary Health Planning Commission New York State 1973 1974
Director Task Force on Critical Problems New York State Senate 1973 1973
Executive Deputy/Acting Comissioner Department of Social Services New York State 1971 1972
Assistant Secretary to the Governor Executive Chamber New York State 1969 1971
Deputy Commissioner Division of Human Rights New York State 1968 1968
Program Associate Executive Chamber New York State 1967 1968
Various Positions New York State 1962 1967

Expertise

Primary Sector

State

Primary Functions

Budgeting and Finance Communications and Marketing Change Management County Management Data Analytics Grants Management Information Technology Intergovernmental Nonprofit / NGO leadership Organizational Structure/Design/Development Performance Measurement Program Evaluation State Government Strategic Planning
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