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Robert M. Kerr

Robert “Robby” Kerr recently retired as the Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The Director is a member of the Governor’s Cabinet and functions as Chief Executive Officer of the single state agency administering the Medicaid and other human service programs. The agency manages a budget of over $10 billion and serves more than 1 million citizens in need each year. This is his second term having previously worked at SCDHHS for more than 20 years ultimately serving as Director from 2003 until 2007.

Prior to returning to state government, he founded a management consulting firm in 2007 where he advised a variety of clients on healthcare and public policy issues. Mr. Kerr is a native of South Carolina and a 1981 graduate of the University of South Carolina. He has held professional licenses as a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant. Mr. Kerr is also a graduate of the South Carolina Executive Institute, a management education program for state government leaders. He was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina’s highest civilian honor.