Anna Hui

Anna Hui was appointed Director of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations in March of 2017 and confirmed by the Senate in January 2018, making her the first American of Asian descent to serve in the governor’s cabinet in Missouri history. For over two decades in numerous senior positions in both state and federal government, Anna has worked to improve citizen service delivery, provide good stewardship of taxpayer dollars, and promote inclusion and diversity. During her career, she served as Chief of Staff to former U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and as Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Labor. Anna currently serves as the Vice President of the International Association of Industrial Accidents Boards and Commissions (IAIABC), and has also served as the President of the National Association of Government Labor Officials (NAGLO) 2018-2020 and Board President of NASWA 2019-2020; she is a graduate of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 2018 Leadership Missouri Program. She received a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, an M.S.M., and an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).