Alan Salazar

Chief of Staff | City and County of Denver/Office of Mayor Michael Hancock

Alan Salazar was born in Leadville, Colorado and is a fifth generation Colorado native. His family traces its roots to the historic San Luis Valley and throughout the Western Slope. He grew up in the Denver metro area and is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he studied history and political science. He is also a lawyer (currently inactive) and graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law, where he secured distinction as a published member of the University of Colorado Law Review and as a Phillip A. Danielson Scholar (for “outstanding promise of public service.”)

Alan has had a storied career in public service in Colorado, first as a member of U.S. Senator Gary Hart’s Colorado staff, and later working as the State Issues Director for U.S. Senator Tim Wirth, as Deputy Chief of Staff and Policy Director for Colorado Governor Roy Romer, and as Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Mark Udall (later U.S. Senator Udall). He also oversaw Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s policy, legislative and communications staff as the Governor’s Chief Strategy Officer.

Alan worked in senior-level positions in President Bill Clinton’s election (1992) and re-election (1996) campaigns, and most recently in Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Alan is a member of the History Colorado Board, and has been active in other civic efforts over the years, including service on the Equality Colorado Board of Directors, as a Public Interest Trustee for the Federal Home Loan Bank Board of Topeka and the Vision Hispanica Leadership program.

In November of 2016, Alan began a new chapter of public service when he was appointed by Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock to serve as his Chief of Staff.