Gabe Menchaca is the Director of State Capacity. He is focused on civil service reform and federal workforce issues. Previously, Menchaca served at the Office of Management and Budget in the Office of Personnel and Performance Management and as a Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director for Management. Prior to his latest stint in government, he led a program on government innovation at the Partnership for Public Service and worked for many years as a management consultant serving government clients.

Menchaca holds a B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in Political Theory from American University.