Mark Ojakian, a long-time state policy and budget staffer and currently the governor’s chief of staff, is leaving state government by year end.
Ojakian’s future wasn’t disclosed in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s announcement of his impending departure on Monday. A successor will be named later.
“I will miss working with Mark on a daily basis, but I understand it is time for him to turn the page to a different chapter in his life,’’ Malloy said. “Mark has been one of my most trusted friends and advisors.”
Before joining Team Malloy, Ojakian was deputy secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. He also was a deputy Comptroller under then-State Comptroller Nancy Wyman for 16 years when she headed that office.
“I will miss working with Governor Malloy, as well as the talented people throughout our administration,’’ Ojakian said in the statement from the governor’s office. “ It has truly been an honor and privilege to serve the people of Connecticut in this role.”
Ojakian has a history degree from St. Anselm’s College in Manchester, N.H., and a masters in international relations from American University in Washington D.C.
He and husband Jason Veretto live with their family in West Hartford.
