Rico Munn serves as the Chief of Staff for the Office of the President at Colorado State University. Prior to joining CSU, Munn served in a variety of leadership roles in Colorado’s legal and business communities. In 2012, he was appointed to the Board of Governors for the Colorado State University System by Governor John Hickenlooper and served until 2020. In 2002, he was elected to the Colorado State Board of Education where he served until 2007. In addition, he was a member of Governor Bill Ritter’s Cabinet where he served as the executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education from 2009-2011.

Munn also served on Governor Ritter’s Cabinet as executive director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies from 2007-2009 where he oversaw the Colorado Divisions of Civil Rights, Banking, Real Estate, Insurance, Financial Services, Securities, Professional Licensure, Public Utilities and Consumer Counsel.

Munn has also been a successful attorney and practiced commercial litigation with a national law firm for over a decade. He describes his law degree as “a graduate degree in problem solving.” As a litigator, Munn dealt with a wide variety of people and situations, including financing, construction, education, refugee populations and crisis management.

Munn is a graduate of Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska, where he received his BA in secondary education and was named Student Teacher of the Year in 1993. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law.

Munn has been married to his wife Kay since 1998, and he is the proud father of two middle school students.

Community Involvement:

• The Denver Foundation, former trustee
• Denver Urban Debate League, founder
• Early Milestones Colorado, former board member