Nani Coloretti serves as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As the second most senior official at HUD, Ms. Coloretti manages the Department's day-to-day operations, including a $45 billion annual budget and approximately 8,000 employees.
Prior to joining HUD, Ms. Coloretti spent two years as the Assistant Secretary for Management at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. 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. Ms. Coloretti also served as the Treasury Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget and helped create the Department's quarterly performance and budget review process. In addition, she helped establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as its Acting Chief Operating Officer.
Prior to joining the Treasury Department in 2009, Ms. Coloretti spent four years as policy advisor and budget director for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Ms. Coloretti led the development and implementation of San Francisco's $6 billion dollar annual budget and advised the Mayor on multiple policy areas. Ms. Coloretti also spent six years as the policy and budget director at the San Francisco agency that works to improve the lives of children, youth and families by investing in cross-cutting, evidence-based initiatives. Her prior experience includes budget analysis in the Clinton Administration's Office of Management and Budget and for the State of Hawai‘i, as well as economic and financial consulting.
Ms. 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.
Ms. Coloretti holds a B.A. in Economics and Communications from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master's in Public Policy from University of California, Berkeley. She grew up in Honolulu and lives in Bethesda, MD with her husband and son.