Director Marcus Glasper

Biography

Marcus Glasper was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to serve as the Director of the Department of Licensing in April 2023.

Glasper has over 29 years of public sector experience, most recently serving as the Director of the Washington State Lottery since March 2018. He has served the public in a variety of Washington State executive leadership positions including Deputy Director of the Department of Revenue and Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Department of Corrections. Prior to his state service, he spent a decade working for the United States Department of Energy.    

Glasper received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA, and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from Washington State University.  He has also completed senior executive programs at the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, USDA Graduate School, and the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Affairs.