Initiatives of NGA Chairs

Each year, NGA’s Chair selects an issue to champion throughout their one-year term. NGA Chair’s Initiatives highlight bipartisan policy solutions and spur action and awareness on pressing state and national issues.

2021-2022 NGA Chair — Gov. Asa Hutchinson

• K-12 Computer Science Education

2020-2021 NGA Chair — Gov. Andrew Cuomo

• COVID-19 Response and Recovery

2019-2020 NGA Chair — Gov. Larry Hogan

• Infrastructure: Foundation for Success

2018-2019 NGA Chair — Gov. Steve Bullock

• Good Jobs for All Americans

2017-2018 NGA Chair — Gov. Brian Sandoval

• Ahead of the Curve: Energy | Transportation

2016-2017 NGA Chair — Gov. Terry McAuliffe

• States Confront the Cyber Challenge

2015-2016 NGA Chair — Gov. Gary Herbert

• States: Finding Solutions, Improving Lives

2014-2015 NGA Chair — Gov. John Hickenlooper

• Delivering Results

2013-2014 NGA Chair — Gov. Mary Fallin

• Education and Training for Tomorrow’s Jobs

2012-2013 NGA Chair — Gov. Jack Markell

• Employing People with Disabilities

2011-2011 NGA Chair — Gov. Dave Heineman

• Growing State Economies: Framework | Twelve Action

2010-2011* NGA Chair — Gov. Chris Gregoire

Complete to Compete

2009-2010 NGA Chair — Gov. Jim Douglas

Rx for Health Reform: Affordable, Accessible, Accountable

2008-2009 NGA Chair — Gov. Edward Rendell

Strengthening Our Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

2007-2008 NGA Chair — Gov. Tim Pawlenty

Securing a Clean Energy Future

2006-2007 NGA Chair — Gov. Janet Napolitano

Innovation America

2005-2006 NGA Chair — Gov. Mike Huckabee

Healthy America: Wellness Where We Live, Work and Learn

2004-2005 NGA Chair — Gov. Mark Warner

Redesigning the American High School

2003-2004 NGA Chair — Gov. Dirk Kempthorne

A Lifetime of Health and Dignity

2002-2003 NGA Chair — Gov. Paul Patton

Reaching New Heights: Turning Around Low-Performing Schools

2001-2002 NGA Chair — Gov. John Engler

State Leadership in the 21st Century

2000-2001 NGA Chair — Gov. Parris Glendening

Where Do We Grow From Here?

1999-2000 NGA Chair — Gov. Michael Leavitt

Strengthening the American State in a New Global Economy

1998-1999 NGA Chair — Gov. Thomas Carper

Smartkids4ourfuture: Preparing Kids for Success

1997-1998 NGA Chair — Gov. George Voinovich

Investing in America’s Future: Working Harder, Working Smarter

1996-1997 NGA Chair — Gov. Bob Miller

Early Childhood Development

1995-1996 NGA Chair — Gov. Tommy Thompson

Ideas that Work

1994-1995 NGA Chair — Gov. Howard Dean

Governor’s Campaign for Children

1993-1994 NGA Chair — Gov. Carroll A. Campell Jr.

Partnerships for Progress

1992-1993 NGA Chair — Gov. Roy Romer

Strategic Investment: Tough Choices for America’s Future

1991-1992 NGA Chair — Gov. John Ashcroft

Redefining the Possible: Achieving the National Education Goals

1990-1991 NGA Chair — Gov. Booth Gardner

Rx for a Healthy America

1989-1990 NGA Chair — Gov. Terry E. Branstad

Consensus for Change: Achieving Educational and Environmental Excellence

1988-1989 NGA Chair — Gov. Gerald L. Baliles

America in Transition: The International Frontier

1987-1988 NGA Chair — Gov. John Sununu

Restoring the Balance: State Leadership for America’s Future

1986-1987 NGA Chair — Gov. Bill Clinton

Making America Work: Productive People, Productive Policies

1985-1986 NGA Chair — Gov. Lamar Alexander

Time for Results

*West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III also served as NGA Chair for part of the 2010-2011 term.