Robert Shriver

Managing Director, Civil Service Strong and Good Government Initiatives

Democracy Forward

Rob Shriver is the Managing Director of the Civil Service Strong initiative at Democracy Forward and the former Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). During his career, he has focused on supporting and advocating for the federal workforce. 

In his current role, he heads the Civil Service Strong initiative, a coalition that works to protect career civil servants and opposes attempts to politicize the federal workforce. As part of his work at Democracy Forward, he helped launch a new fellowship program aimed at rebuilding expertise within the federal government.

In September 2025, Shriver was elected to the National Academy of Public Administration's 2025 class of Academy Fellows. 

Previously he had two tours of duty at the OPM as Acting Director from 2024-2025 and Deputy Director from 2022-2024

Rob graduated from The George Washington University Law School with his J.D.