Stefanie Sanford leads a diverse, bipartisan team that develops public policy and investment strategies at the federal and state level to support the foundation’s programmatic goals of increasing college ready high school graduation rates and doubling the number of young people who receive a post secondary credential with value in the labor market.
Prior to joining the foundation, Stefanie was Director of Technology Policy and Deputy Director of the policy office for Texas Governor Rick Perry. She managed policy development and advised the Governor on technology and its effect on education, e-government, higher education, workforce development, biotechnology and rural broadband deployment. Sanford holds a Ph.D. in political communication from the University of Texas, a Masters of Public Administration from Harvard, and a Bachelors degree from Texas Christian University.