Shireen Gandhi

Shireen Gandhi joined the Department of Human Services in 2017, bringing more than 20 years of leadership experience in health care to the agency. Gandhi serves as deputy commissioner overseeing budgeting and financial operations, agency operations strategy, and other agency operations. Previously, she served as commissioner, temporary commissioner, assistant commissioner and chief compliance officer, where she led the creation of a new compliance infrastructure and oversight program to improve operations and compliance with federal laws, regulations and rules. She led and continues to champion agencywide process improvement initiatives to strengthen the internal controls of DHS.

Gandhi has also served on the Technology Advisory Council since 2022, which advises the commissioner of Minnesota IT Services.

Gandhi has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of Minnesota and a law degree from Hamline University School of Law. She is active in the Minnesota State Bar Association and a past chair of its Health Law Section. She is also a member of the Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association.