Carl J. Artman

Carl J. Artman served as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs with jurisdiction over the Office of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education from 2007 to 2008, and he served as the Associate Solicitor for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior from 2005 to 2007.

He received a B.A. from Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri, an M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, and an L.L.M. from University of Denver College of Law.

Artman was nominated to the position on August 2, 2006 and confirmed by the Senate on March 5, 2007. Artman resigned from the position on May 23, 2008.

He is a member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin. Artman is professor at Arizona State University College of Law and Director of its Tribal Economic Development Program. As of Artman also serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Native American Venture Fund, an impact investment fund to create economic sustainability for Federally Recognized Tribes.