Lance has extensive experience working with programs and services that support the nation’s most vulnerable and marginalized populations as the former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging and Administrator, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL) from 2017 to 2021. His unmatched experience in the development and execution of large public sector agencies, both at the state and federal level, brings a unique point of view to any engagement. Lance also has the practical experience of creating partnerships and successful collaborations across disparate agencies and partners, increasing the potential for impactful solutions with lasting effects. 

From 2007 to 2017, serving under two Governors, Lance was Oklahoma’s Director Aging Services.  He was President of his national peer group association, the National Association of States United for Aging & Disability (now ADvancing States).  He spent the first twelve years of his career as an Administrator at Oklahoma State University where he co-founded the Gerontology Institute.   

He is a US Army Veteran, has two grown daughters (Brook and Kaitlyn), and lives in Edmond, Oklahoma with his bride (Lori) of 30 years. 

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