Nani A. Coloretti

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Nani Coloretti
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Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Nominee
Assumed office
TBA
PresidentJoe Biden
LeaderShalanda Young (nominee)
9th United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
In office
December 2, 2014 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byMaurice Jones
Succeeded byPam Patenaude
United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management
In office
November 2012 – December 2, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDan Tangherlini
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born1969 (age 51–52)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MPP)

Nani Coloretti (born c. 1969)[1][Note 1] is an American policy advisor who served as United States deputy secretary of housing and urban development from 2014 to 2017. Following her service as deputy secretary, she became senior vice president for financial and business strategy and treasurer at the Urban Institute.[2]

Early life and education[]

Coloretti was born in Honolulu and raised in Kipahulu, Hawaii.[1] She attended the ʻIolani School in Honolulu before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and communications from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Public Policy from University of California, Berkeley.[3]

Career[]

Treasury Department[]

Prior to joining the department, Coloretti spent two years as the assistant secretary for management at the United States Department of the Treasury, being officially sworn in on November 16, 2012.[4] In that role she oversaw all operational areas including the development and execution of the Department's budget, performance and strategic planning processes, procurement, human resources, information technology, and the management of Treasury's headquarters and bureaus. Coloretti also served as the Treasury Department's deputy assistant secretary for management and budget. In addition, she helped establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as its acting COO.[3][5]

Work in San Francisco[]

Prior to joining the Treasury Department in 2009, Coloretti spent four years as policy advisor and budget director for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Coloretti managed the development and implementation of San Francisco's $6 billion annual budget and advised the Mayor on multiple policy areas. Her prior experience includes budget analysis in the Clinton administration's Office of Management and Budget and for the state of Hawaii, as well as economic and financial consulting.[3]

Department of Housing and Urban Development[]

On March 6, 2014 President Barack Obama nominated Coloretti to be the next United States deputy secretary of housing and urban development.[6][7] On December 2, 2014 she was confirmed by the United States Senate by a vote of 68-28.[8] As deputy secretary, she was the highest-ranking Filipino-American in the Obama administration.[9]

Office of Management and Budget[]

After elevating Shalanda Young from the deputy position to the OMB's permanent director, President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Coloretti to serve as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget.[10] She was previously floated as a candidate for the director position following the failed nomination of Neera Tanden.[11]

Awards and recognition[]

Coloretti is a recipient of the National Public Service Award, the Public Policy and International Affairs Achievement Award, the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, and the Fed 100 Award.[3]

Personal life[]

Coloretti lives in Bethesda, Maryland with her husband and son.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kerr, Keoki (August 17, 2012). "Iolani grad one of highest ranking Hawaii people in Obama administration". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Nani A. Coloretti-Senior Vice President for Financial and Business Strategy, and Treasurer-Urban Institute
  3. ^ a b c d e "Nani A. Coloretti, Deputy Secretary". United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Nani Coloretti Sworn in as Assistant Secretary for Management". United States Department of the Treasury. November 16, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts", White House, October 30, 2013
  6. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts", White House, March 6, 2014
  7. ^ Kerr, Keoki. "Two women with Hawaii ties nominated to top US housing posts". WXIX-TV. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  8. ^ Roll Call Vote
  9. ^ CAPAC Members Welcome Nani Coloretti as Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Press Release-December 2, 2014)
  10. ^ "Biden to nominate Nani Coloretti, Cal graduate and former Newsom adviser, as budget deputy director". November 24, 2021.
  11. ^ HABERKORN, JENNIFER (March 24, 2021). "Monterey Park Rep. Judy Chu presses Biden to appoint AAPI as budget director".

Notes[]

  1. ^ In the preceding reference, the article gives her age as 43 in August 2012.

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