Senior Fellow

Ms. Ventris Gibson

Member Since 2026

Biography

Gibson began her career in the United States Navy, before joining the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. There she would serve as Director of the Office of Human Resources Management from 1996 to 1998 and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management from 1998 to 2003. She served as Chief Human Capital Officer of the Federal Aviation Administration from 2003 to 2010. She later joined the National Labor Relations Board, serving as Acting Chief Human Capital Officer in 2013 and Director of Administration until 2014. From 2014 to 2015, she served as Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for human resources. She served as Director of the District of Columbia Department of Human Resources from 2015 to 2021. In 2021, Gibson led the United States Mint as Deputy Director and Acting Director, before retiring in 2025.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Director United States Mint U.S. Department of the Treasury 2021 2025
Director, Department of Human Resources Department of Human Resources DC Government 2015 2021
Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer Assistant Secretary for Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2014 2015
Director of Administration Office of Administration National Labor Relations Board 2013 2014
Chief Executive Officer Consulting Gibson Associates 2011 2013
Chief Human Capital Officer Office of Human Reosurces Management Federal Aviation Administration 2003 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management Human Resources and Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 1980 2003
Air Traffic Controller US Navy Military 1974 1977
Interim Council Member Amherst, VA Town of Amherst 2025 Current

Expertise

Primary Sector

Federal

Primary Functions

Budgeting and Finance City Management Communications and Marketing Change Management Human Capital Intergovernmental Military Service Organizational Structure/Design/Development Performance Measurement Program Evaluation Risk Management State Government Strategic Planning
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