Michael Gritton has served as the Executive Director of KentuckianaWorks, the Workforce Development Board for Louisville and its 6 regional counties, for 20 years. KentuckianaWorks leverages federal, state, and local government dollars as well as private philanthropic grants to engage employers, educators and job seekers with resources to build a stronger community through the dignity of work. Gritton is a Louisville native who spent 20 years living in New York, Boston, and elsewhere before returning to his hometown in 2000. He is a graduate of Pleasure Ridge Park High School, Duke University and Columbia Law School.