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William Leighty

MEMBER SINCE: 2006

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Partner, Decide Smart LLC. Former Director, Government Performance Initiative, Virginia Commonwealth University; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia. Positions with Commonwealth of Virginia: Chief of Staff, Governor Mark Warner; Director, Virginia Retirement System; Assistant Director, Governor's Commission on Government Reform; Deputy Secretary of Transportation; Senior Economist and Analyst, Senate Finance Committee.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Professor of Practice
School of Public and International Affairs
Virginia Tech
2013
2017
Director
Government Performance Initiative
Virginia Commonwealth University
2008
2013
Chief of Staff to the Governor
Office of the Governor
Commonwealth of Virginia
2002
2007
Director
Virginia Retirement System
Commonwealth of Virginia
1995
2002
Deputy Commissioner of DMV
Department of Motor Vehicles
Commonwealth of Virginia
1991
1995
Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Office of the Governor
Commonwealth of Virginia
1986
1991
Senior Economist and Analyst
Senate Finance Committee
Commonwealth of Virginia
1980
1986
Economist
Department of Taxation
Commonwealth of Virginia
1978
1980
Senior Advisor to the Dean
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government
Virginia Commonwealth University
2017
Primary Policy Areas

Board Governance, Budget and Finance, Ethics, Government Operations/Innovation, Homeland Security, Intergovernmental Affairs and Coordination, Pensions

Primary Sector of Expertise

State

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty, Budgeting and Finance, Change Management, Economic Forecasting, Human Capital, Intergovernmental, Military Service, Nonprofit / NGO leadership, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, State Government, Strategic Planning