Lamont’s new chief of staff, Ryan Drajewicz — who headed Lamont’s transition team — said Thursday that Dach has not yet been formally installed in the $140,000 job, but will be within a few days. The chief of staff said that after the election, he had met the people who worked for Lamont’s campaign and quickly noticed that he had a “sharp mind” and was “policy oriented” and had high-level government experience. He said Dach immediately mentioned the Colombia episode and, after hearing his explanation, Drajewicz read up on it. “I believe him,” he said, “and the governor believes him.” He said he told Dach to “think hard” before accepting the job offer because the Colombia episode would have to explained publicly; Drajewicz didn’t expect that to happen Thursday, but The Courant approached Dach with questions Wednesday, which accelerated it. He said Dach understood he would have to go through “a period of turmoil.”