{"id":188991,"date":"2023-02-22T17:07:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T22:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=people&p=188991"},"modified":"2023-08-21T15:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T19:34:04","slug":"elaine-ho","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/elaine-ho\/","title":{"rendered":"Elaine Ho"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-bio-intro maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-bio-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-bio-intro-container grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4 desktop:grid-col-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-bio-thumbnail width-10 tablet:width-card desktop:width-card-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Elaine Ho, Associate Administrator for Diversity and Equal Opportunity\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg 5504w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/elaine-ho.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-7 desktop:grid-col-9 grid-row margin-0 padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-60 display-block width-full\">Elaine Ho<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0 margin-0 color-carbon-60\">Elaine Ho, Associate Administrator for Diversity and Equal Opportunity<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Elaine Ho serves as the Associate Administrator for NASA\u2019s Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.  She is the Agency\u2019s Chief Diversity Officer, providing executive and transformative leadership over diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) policy and programs for the entire NASA workforce.  Ho leads the strategy and execution of NASA\u2019s external civil rights programs; NASA\u2019s DEIA Strategic Plan; cross-agency workforce and program data and analytics; Agency-wide anti-harassment, reasonable accommodation, EEO complaints, and conflict resolution programs; and DEIA-related training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ho is a long-time public servant who has remained connected to DEIA throughout her career.  Most recently at NASA, she served as the Deputy Associate Administrator for NASA\u2019s Office of STEM Engagement, responsible for leading and managing a wide-ranging portfolio of projects and initiatives that benefit students, universities and educational institutions across the country. Ho began her federal career in senior roles at Department of Agriculture and the IRS, leading transformative workplace diversity and inclusion strategies, including diversity recruitment through student internships. She then served as IRS\u2019s Deputy Chief of Staff where she helped to shape and execute the strategic priorities of the IRS\u2019s global tax operation and its workforce of 87,000.  Ho went on to serve several roles in the White House. In 2015, she held the position of Senior Policy Advisor, working with Former First Lady Michelle Obama\u2019s Office to implement the Let Girls Learn initiative, focused on adolescent girls\u2019 education worldwide. In 2017, she remained in the White House as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Digital Service, an office dedicated to recruiting diverse top technical talent and deploying teams across the federal government to deliver better services to the American public. After joining NASA, Ho returned to the White House in 2021 on a year-long detail as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Director of Space STEM Policy in the Office of the Vice President\u2019s National Space Council. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to her federal service career, Ho was a practicing attorney, specializing in employment law and workplace diversity and inclusion. She also served over four years active duty as an Air Force criminal prosecutor. She continues her military service today as a Colonel in the Air Force Reserves, where she helps the Air Force Judge Advocate General\u2019s Corps with its diversity and inclusion initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ho received her degree in civil engineering from Duke University, her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida, and executive certificate in diversity strategy from Georgetown University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ho lives in McLean, Virginia, with her wonderful husband and three beautiful children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elaine Ho serves as the Associate Administrator for NASA\u2019s Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.  She is the Agency\u2019s Chief Diversity Officer, providing executive and transformative leadership over diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) policy and programs for the entire NASA workforce.  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