Lance Allen Robertson (born March 16, 1971) is a

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

veteran, university administrator, and government official who formerly served as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Aging). Prior to assuming his current role, he served as Oklahoma's Director of Aging Services from 2007 through 2017. Robertson was previously an administrator at

Oklahoma State University Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

, executive director of PartnerShips for Aging, and president of the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities. Robertson currently serves as director of Guidehouse.

Biography

Robertson was raised by his grandparents in

Wellston, Oklahoma Wellston is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 788 at the 2010 census. History Wellston was named by Christian T. Wells, who established a trading post on the site in 1883. The post office officially opened ...

. He received a B.S. in business at

in 1993 and a

Master's of Public Administration A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

from the

University of Central Oklahoma The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO or Central State) is a public university in Edmond, Oklahoma. It is the third largest university in Oklahoma, with more than 17,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty. Founde ...

in 2015. Robertson is a veteran of the

. Robertson co-founded the Gerontology Institute at Oklahoma State University, serving as its director from February 1994 to June 2005. He has also served as executive director of PartnerShips for Aging, a

gerontology Gerontology ( ) is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging. The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek , ''geron'', "old man" and , ''-logia'', "study of". The fie ...

association. In June 2007, Robertson became Oklahoma's Director of Aging Services. He served in that position until being confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Aging) in August 2017. He has also served as the president of the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities.

References

External links

Biography at HHS.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Lance Allen Living people Oklahoma State University alumni University of Central Oklahoma alumni Trump administration personnel 1971 births United States Assistant Secretaries for Aging People from Edmond, Oklahoma People from Oklahoma City People from Stillwater, Oklahoma