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Carolyn Colvin

MEMBER SINCE: 2015

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Former positions with the Social Security Administration: Commissioner; Acting Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner, Operations; Deputy Commissioner, Programs and Policy; Deputy Commissioner, Policy and External Affairs. Former Special Assistant to Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation; Executive Coach/ Trainer, Rosborough Communications; Consultant, Public Consulting Group; Chief Executive Officer, AMERIGROUP Community Care; Director, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services; Cabinet Director, Department of Human Services for D.C.; Secretary, Maryland Department of Human Resources; Deputy Secretary, Operations, Maryland Department of Human Resources; Director, Field Operations, Office of U.S. Senator Paul S. Sarbanes

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Commissioner
U.S. Social Security Administration
Acting Commissioner
U.S. Social Security Administration
Deputy Commissioner
U.S. Social Security Administration
Deputy Commissioner
Operations
U.S. Social Security Administration
Deputy Commissioner
Programs and Policy
U.S. Social Security Administration
Deputy Commissioner
Policy and External Affairs
U.S. Social Security Administration
Special Assistant to Secretary
Maryland Department of Transportation
Executive Coach/ Trainer
Rosborough Communications
Consultant
Public Consulting Group
Chief Executive Officer
AMERIGROUP Community Care
Director
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Cabinet Director
Department of Human Services for D.C.
Secretary
Maryland Department of Human Resources
Deputy Secretary
Operations
Maryland Department of Human Resources
Director
ield Operations
Office of U.S. Senator Paul S. Sarbanes
Primary Policy Areas

Government Operations/Innovation, Health Care, Poverty

Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal

Primary Functions

Change Management, Data Analytics, Human Capital, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Performance Measurement, Strategic Planning

Management Matters Podcast

Grand Challenge: Build Resilient Communities

Improving the Social Security System with Carolyn Colvin

Season: 1 Episode:97 | March 21, 2022

Show Notes:

On this episode, we welcome Carolyn Colvin, the former Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and an Academy Fellow, to discuss her career path in public service, the issues facing the current social security system and the pandemic's impact on that system, and women's history month.