Todd Saliman named Senior Advisor to the Governor’s Office

Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper announced Tuesday that Todd Saliman will be a Senior Advisor to the Governor’s Office.

Saliman is now Director of the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting. He will serve in his new role part time for several months and advise the Hickenlooper-Garcia administration on budget, policy, legislative, efficiency and operational issues.

“Todd Saliman has helped guide the state budget during the worst recession since the Great Depression,” Hickenlooper said. “We are grateful he will continue helping us work through what are very difficult budget challenges.”

Saliman was named Director of the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting in 2006. He has been responsible for developing the Governor’s budget request that is submitted to the Legislature annually and for developing and implementing plans to keep the budget balanced throughout the fiscal year. The most recent state budget totaled nearly $20 billion. His office also prepares economic forecasts for the state on a quarterly basis.