 Cynthia Eisenhauer completed 34 years in public service in January 2007, most recently as Chief of Staff for Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack and Lt. Governor Sally Pederson. She has served in the Cabinets of both Republican and Democratic governors, and worked in state, county and city governments.
In 1999, Governor Vilsack appointed her Director of the Iowa Department of Management, the chief budget advisor and director of strategic planning and accountability in Iowa government. Eisenhauer has been a long time champion of government reform and Governing Magazine has designated Iowa one of the best managed states in the nation.
Eisenhauer was appointed Director of Iowa Workforce Development in 1990 by Governor Terry Branstad to lead the state’s workforce development efforts. Under her leadership, unemployment taxes went down in 1994 and 1995, and benefits went up. Workers Compensation premium rates went down with Iowa’s benefits among the highest in the nation.
She lead initiatives that earned national awards for innovation, technology and excellence in public service, including the National Public Administrator of the Year from the National Employers Council, Ford Foundation’s Innovation in Government Award, and Excellence in Public Service from the National Public Employees Roundtable.
Eisenhauer served as Director of Business and Finance for the Iowa State Board of Regents, Division Director for the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance, and Executive Director of the Iowa Campaign Disclosure Commission. In local government, Eisenhauer served as Community Development Team Leader for the City of Des Moines and Voter Registration coordinator for Polk County.
She is recipient of the 1994 IBM Harvard Fellow Award and studied public policy at the Kennedy School of Government. In 1976, she earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Drake University. An adjunct professor at Iowa State and Drake Universities, Eisenhauer was named a 2004 Woman of Influence by the Iowa Business Record. Currently, she is assisting the City of New Orleans in developing their 2008 budget and city government reorganization.
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