Ahna Minge is Assistant Commissioner for Budget Services and State Budget Director. Her division works with the Governor's Office, legislative committees, legislative fiscal staff and state agencies on fiscal policy, program review, performance management and developing and monitoring state agency budgets. Ahna was appointed in summer 2021, returning to Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) after having most recently served as Chief Financial Officer at the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Ahna started her public service career with the City of Minneapolis, where she administered major federal grants and performance management efforts, before joining the Minnesota Department of Health’s Health Economics Program. During her previous tenure with the MMB Budget Services Division, Ahna served as an executive budget officer and was promoted to division leadership as a budget team lead. She is a past recipient of the Robert M. Armstrong Award from the National Association of State Budget Officers. Ahna holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two young children.
