David Hansell

Senior Advisor for Child Welfare Policy, Casey Family Programs. Former Commissioner, NYC/ACS and NYS/OTDA. Former Acting Assistant Secretary, HHS/ACF. Opinions expressed are my own.

New York, New York, United States

About

Experienced senior manager in city, state and federal government, and in non-profit sector. Broad expertise in policy and program areas relating to human services, economic opportunity, workforce development, benefits access, refugee resettlement, and many others.

Experience

  • Senior Policy Advisor at Casey Family Programs
    Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Commissioner at City of New York, Administration for Children's Services
    Mar 2017 - Jan 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Managing Director, Advisory at KPMG
    Jan 2012 - Mar 2017 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Head of Health & Human Services Center of Excellence

  • Acting Assistant Secretary at Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
    Jun 2009 - Jun 2011 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Managed HHS operating division with approximately $50 billion annual budget, responsible for broad range of economic support, early childhood, child welfare, and special population programs. Programs included Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Head Start, child care, adoption and foster care, child abuse and neglect prevention, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance, Community Services Block Grant, child support enforcement, refugee resettlement, Native American services, and developmental disability services, among others.

  • Commissioner at New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
    Jan 2007 - Jun 2009 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Commissioner of state agency with $5 billion annual budget, responsible for State’s public assistance, food stamp, child support, home energy assistance, disability determination, homeless housing and refugee/immigrant programs.