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George Bryan Slater
Fellow

Mr. George Bryan Slater

Member Since 2025

Biography

Skilled, hands-on, goals-driven executive with 20+ years of senior level experience leading state and federal public, non-profit, and private sector organizations in delivering legislative, governmental, and regulatory results on time and under budget. Measurable successes in legislative and budgetary accomplishments, streamlining operations, policy development, cutting costs, operational efficiencies, and process/organizational change. Recent successes include implementing the overhaul of workforce development, and professional licensing expansions in healthcare, education, and regulated professions at the Virginia state level, and enterprise-wide shared services implementation and risk management in a federal government cabinet department.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Secretary of Labor Commonwealth of Virginia 2022 Present
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management United States Department of Labor 2017 2021
Assistant Secretary of Administration United States Department of Transportation 2017 2017
Director of Operations and Facilities - Freedom Partners Shared Services Freedom Partners/Koch Non-Profit Network 2014 2017
Executive Vice President - Generation Opportunity Freedom Partners/Koch Non-Profit Network 2013 2014
Acting Chief Executive Officer - Generation Opportunity Freedom Partners/Koch Non-Profit Network 2012 2013
Senior Vice President for Field Operations - Generation Opportunity Freedom Partners/Koch Non-Profit Network 2012 2012
Vice President of Operations Americans United for Life 2009 2012
White House Liaison United States Department of Labor 2005 2009
Deputy Associate Administrator for Intergovernmental Affairs United States Small Business Administration 2004 2005
Secretary of Administration Commonwealth of Virginia 1998 2001
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor for Legislation Gilmore for Governor 2000 2001
Co-Director, Gubernatorial Transition Office Gilmore for Governor 1997 1998
Campaign Manager Gilmore for Governor 1997 1997
Vice President Creative Direct, LLC 2002-2004 Current
Political Director Republican National Committee 2001 2002
Executive Director Republican Party of Georgia 1994 1995
Senior Management Advisor and Director of Administration Office of the Attorney General of Virginia 1994 1995
Campaign Manager Gilmore for Attorney General 1992 1994
Congressional Relations Officer United States Department of Housing and Urban Development 1990 1992
Field Representative Marshall Coleman for Governor 1988 1989
Political Director/Field Director - Virginia George H.W. Bush for President 1987 1988

Expertise

Primary Sector

State

Primary Functions

Budgeting and Finance Communications and Marketing Change Management Enterprise Risk Management Human Capital Intergovernmental Nonprofit / NGO leadership Organizational Structure/Design/Development Performance Measurement Risk Management State Government Strategic Planning

Areas of Expertise

Banking/Financial Regulation Budget and Finance Civic Engagement Commerce Economy Elections Ethics Federal Hiring and Position Classification Government Operations/Innovation Housing Intergovernmental System/Federalism Intergovernmental Affairs and Coordination Labor Relations/Unions Labor/Workforce Training and RecruitmentLabor Nonprofit/Philanthropy Oversight/Regulation Small Business Taxes
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