Henry . Sobanet
Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting
Henry Sobanet is a Denver native, educated at Regis Jesuit High School, and holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Colorado. He began his professional career as an economist for five years at the Colorado Legislative Council, the nonpartisan research office for the state legislature. Henry's first employment at the Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting was in 1999 as Deputy Director. In September 2004, Governor Bill Owens appointed him to be Director of the office where he served through the end of the term. From 2007 to 2011, he was President of Colorado Strategies LLC, a firm that specialized in economics, public affairs, and strategic management, notably in the areas of state tax policy, ballot issues, health care, and advising members of the business community. In 2011, Governor John Hickenlooper asked Henry to return as Director of the Office of State Planning and Budgeting. Since 2011, OSPB created a performance management academy for state government leadership, fostered the adoption of Lean process improvement efforts in all state departments, and re-wrote the State's strategic planning and performance management law. Henry has served on a number of boards and commissions, including the Commission on Information Management, the Statewide Internet Portal Authority, the Colorado Transportation Commission and the Second Judicial District Nominating Commission.
(09/17)
