Daniel Nordberg named to U.S. Small Business Administration

Former state Rep. Daniel Nordberg has been named to lead the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Western Region VIII.

SBA Administrator Linda McMahon has announced the appointment of six regional administrators, including Nordberg.

“I am very pleased that we now have six new regional administrators in place that can help support me and the president in serving as a voice and go-to resource for our nation’s 30 million small businesses,” McMahon said. “I will rely on them heavily as we move forward in 2018 and beyond and look forward to working closely with each one of them.”

As Region VIII administrator, Nordberg will oversee SBA programs, offices and operations in Colorado, North Dakota, Montana, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The Region VIII office is based in Denver.

Nordberg was a three-time elected state representative for 75,000 constituents in House District 14 (Colorado Springs/El Paso County) in the Colorado General Assembly. He sponsored several bills into law and is an advocate for reducing regulatory burdens on small businesses.

Before his service in the legislature, Nordberg worked as district director for U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn. In this capacity, he served as a liaison to Colorado’s business community as well as federal and state agencies. Before that, Nordberg worked as a legislative aide in Washington, D.C., where he focused on small business, homeland security and financial-services issues.

Born and raised in Colorado, Nordberg graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor of arts in political science.

SBA has 10 regions covering the United States and U.S. territories. These offices, which are managed by politically-appointed administrators, play a part in supervising the 68 district offices and promoting the president’s and SBA administrator’s policies, messages and priorities throughout the region.