Iowa Lottery

Iowa Lottery CEO & Lottery Board

Learn more about the Iowa Lottery CEO Matt Strawn and our Lottery Board.

Iowa Lottery CEO Matt Strawn

Matt Strawn has served as CEO of the Iowa Lottery since January 2019. He is an Iowa native and business entrepreneur who takes great pride in leading an Iowa organization that is making a difference in his home state.

Matt's career in public service and private enterprise includes serving as a senior congressional advisor, helping bring to Des Moines and leading a minor league professional sports franchise, and co-founding a successful regional public affairs firm. He was raised on his family's farm in Benton County before graduating from the University of Iowa in 1996 and earning his law degree in 2003 from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America. Matt and his family reside in Des Moines' historic Greenwood neighborhood.

The Iowa Lottery Board

The Iowa Lottery Board is made up of five Iowa citizens appointed by the governor, and the State Treasurer serves as an ex-officio member of the board. The board oversees the lottery and its operations. Each department at the lottery formally reports to the board at meetings held throughout the year. According to Iowa Code, the Lottery Board must have a member with an accounting background, a member with experience in marketing, a member with law enforcement experience and another member who has or is currently practicing law. No more than three board members can be of the same political party.

For information about board meetings and related meeting materials click here.

Current Lottery Board Members

	Josh Cook of Ankeny joined the Lottery Board in 2019. He is the president and CEO of the Johnston-based Community Choice Credit Union.		Sherrae Hanson of Ankeny joined the Lottery Board in 2018. She is the tax manager at Denman & Co., a CPA and business-consulting firm in West Des Moines.
	Mary Junge served on the Lottery Board from 1999 to 2014 and was re-appointed in 2016. She is a certified public accountant and practicing tax attorney who resides in Cedar Rapids.		John Quinn joined the Lottery Board in 2018. He is the Waukee chief of police and lives in Urbandale.
	Mary Rathje joined the Lottery Board in 2015. She is the office manager and controller at Rathje Construction Co. in Marion, where she also resides.		Michael L. Fitzgerald has been a part of the Lottery Board since 2003. He is Iowa's State Treasurer. He lives in Waukee.