Gov. Ned Lamont’s inner-circle has a mix of business and public policy experts and two of the most influential are Chief of Staff Paul Mounds and Chief Operating Officer Josh Geballe.
Both have been key in helping Lamont shape his response to the pandemic.
As chief of staff, Mounds is Lamont’s right-hand man, controlling who has access to the governor. He’s attended numerous COVID-19 press briefings, offering insights to the media and public about the state’s response to the pandemic, including the vaccine rollout.
Geballe worked for 18 years in the technology industry as a business executive, investor and advisor. Before joining the Lamont administration, he was most recently vice president and general manager of digital science at Thermo Fisher Scientific, which in 2017 acquired his software company, Core Informatics LLC.
He’s been a key official in helping shape the state’s vaccine distribution strategy, bringing business principles to the process.