Montgomery County’s new procurement director, Ash Shetty, thinks it’s time for the county to streamline processes to make the department more friendly to businesses — a touchstone of County Executive Marc Elrich’s campaign platform to make county government more efficient.
Shetty, 39, was confirmed unanimously by the Montgomery County Council Tuesday as the next procurement director. He will oversee an office that is responsible for working with businesses to acquire goods and services and its dealings with contractors.
The county bought more than $1 billion in goods in services during fiscal 2018, which included everything from recycling materials to drug screening services.
Shetty, who is married to state delegate Emily Shetty, a Kensington Democrat, formerly worked at a number of private-sector management consulting firms, including the last nine years at Arlington, Virginia-based Gartner in a senior-level management position.
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