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Shalanda Young
Name	Shalanda Young
Birth date	1977
Birth place	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation	Public administrator
Known for	Director of the Office of Management and Budget

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Shalanda Young is an American public official and political staffer who served as Acting Director and then confirmed Director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Joe Biden administration. She has a background as a congressional staffer, budget expert, and manager who worked on appropriations, oversight, and legislative strategy for members of the United States House of Representatives and committees including the House Appropriations Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Young is noted for her roles in federal budget processes related to major initiatives such as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Early life and education

Young was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and raised in a family with ties to East Baton Rouge Parish. She completed undergraduate studies at Louisiana State University where she engaged with campus organizations and local civic groups, then earned a master's degree from George Washington University focusing on public administration and policy. During her academic years she participated in internships and fellowships tied to federal institutions including the United States Congress, the White House internship programs, and metropolitan policy centers that liaise with the United States Department of the Treasury and the Government Accountability Office.

Young’s early professional work included positions with municipal and state offices in Louisiana before moving to Washington, D.C., where she joined staff of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform and later the House Appropriations Committee. She served as staff director and chief counsel to key appropriations leaders and supported influential members such as Nita Lowey, Tom Cole, and Chellie Pingree through appropriations cycles and emergency supplemental bills. Her committee work intersected with policy areas involving the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education, and she coordinated with agency officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Transportation on funding oversight. Young also worked with budgetary offices including the Congressional Budget Office and the Government Accountability Office and liaised with think tanks such as the Brookings Institution and the Heritage Foundation on fiscal analyses.

In the Biden administration, Young was appointed to senior roles at the Office of Management and Budget including positions overseeing congressional relations and budget formulation. She assumed the role of Acting Director following a transition in leadership and managed OMB responsibilities interacting with the Treasury Department, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Council of Economic Advisers. During her tenure at OMB she coordinated executive branch reviews for major legislative initiatives and interagency negotiations with cabinet agencies such as the Department of Labor, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Energy. Young led OMB engagement with congressional appropriations leaders in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

President Joe Biden nominated Young to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget; her nomination proceeded through Senate committee hearings before a floor vote in the United States Senate. Her confirmation involved deliberations with members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on the Budget, and she secured bipartisan support alongside scrutiny from figures such as Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, and Lindsey Graham. As Director she oversaw implementation of budget directives tied to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and reconciliation legislation including the Build Back Better proposals, coordinating with the Federal Reserve on macroeconomic assessments and the Office of the United States Trade Representative on trade-related budget impacts.

Young emphasized priorities including equitable distribution of federal resources, transparency in budget scoring, and strengthening agency management practices. She advocated for interagency collaboration among entities like the Small Business Administration, the Social Security Administration, and the National Institutes of Health to align funding with program outcomes. Her management approach combined elements of consensus-building used by appropriations leaders such as Nita Lowey and operational reforms reflective of practices at the General Services Administration and legacy OMB directors like Shirley Hufstedler and Mick Mulvaney. She placed emphasis on compliance with statutes including the Budget Control Act of 2011 and coordination with fiscal forecasting from the Congressional Budget Office.

Throughout her OMB leadership, Young faced oversight inquiries and testimony obligations before panels such as the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Questions addressed procurement decisions involving the General Services Administration, implementation of pandemic relief programs tied to the Paycheck Protection Program, and interagency hiring practices that involved interactions with the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Justice. Oversight exchanges referenced precedents set during inquiries involving officials like Wesley Clark and John Koskinen, and hearings elicited commentary from lawmakers such as Jim Jordan, Elise Stefanik, and Richard Shelby.

After public service, Young engaged with academic institutions including guest lectures at Georgetown University and Harvard Kennedy School, participated in forums hosted by the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute, and delivered keynote remarks at events organized by the National Press Club and civic groups such as the Urban Institute. She has served on advisory panels and nonprofit boards connected to civic engagement and budget education that partner with organizations like the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Aspen Institute, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Young’s post-OMB work includes commentary and writing appearing in venues tied to public policy discussions involving leaders such as Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Hillary Clinton.

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