Denise Turner Roth

Denise Turner Roth
Administrator of General Services
In office August 5, 2015 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Dan Tangherlini
Succeeded by	Emily W. Murphy
Personal details
Born	c. 1974 (age 49–50) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	George Mason University (BA) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (GrDip)

Denise Turner Roth (born 1974) is an American government official who served as Administrator of General Services Administration from 2015 to January 2017. Her appointment to that position was confirmed in August 2015.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Born in Washington, D.C., Roth attended Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, VA. Roth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from George Mason University and a graduate diploma from the Public Executive Leadership Academy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[4][5]

Career

Before joining the General Services Administration, Roth worked as the Greensboro, North Carolina City Manager. In 2015, Roth was nominated to serve as Administrator of the General Services Administration, succeeding Dan Tangherlini, who had been serving in an acting capacity. Roth left the GSA shortly after the 2017 inauguration of Donald Trump to work as a senior advisor and chief development officer at WSP USA, a design and engineering firm.[6]

References

1. Hardy, Michael (6 August 2015). "Roth confirmed as GSA head". Federal Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
2. O'Connell, Jonathan (2017-05-25). "The official who let Trump keep his government hotel deal explains herself". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
3. The Editorial Board (2017-05-15). "Opinion | G.S.A.'s Revolving Door at a Trump Hotel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
4. "Denise Turner Roth - Administrator". General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
5. "Denise Turner Roth to deliver UNCG Commencement address". UNCGNews. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
6. Green, Jordan (2017-06-06). "Trump's America: Denise Turner Roth". The NC Triad's altweekly. Retrieved 2020-06-07.

Political offices
Preceded by Dan Tangherlini Acting	Administrator of General Services 2015–2017	Incumbent