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# Secretary Cardona Statement on New Chief of Staff for U.S. Department of Education

# Secretary Cardona Statement on New Chief of Staff for U.S. Department of Education

July 31, 2023

**Contact:  **press@ed.gov

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued  the following statement on the new chief of staff for the U.S. Department of  Education:

“I am thrilled to have Lexi Barrett, a trusted advisor  who already commands tremendous respect throughout the U.S. Department of  Education, step into this new role as chief of staff. Lexi comes from a family  of educators and has channeled that passion for educational opportunity into a  career dedicated to ensuring our federal policies lead to tangible progress for  our nation’s students. From advancing accountability in higher education in the  U.S. Senate, to expanding access to early learning programs in the Obama-Biden  White House, to reimagining college and career pathways in the Biden-Harris  administration, Lexi’s deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities  we face in education today will be an asset in our Department’s continued  efforts to Raise the Bar for all students.”

**About  Lexi Barrett**

Lexi Barrett joined the Biden-Harris Administration in  October 2021 as a senior advisor in the Office of the Secretary before becoming  chief of staff in July 2023.  During her tenure with the Administration, Lexi  also served on a detail with the Office of the First Lady, as senior advisor  for education.  Lexi served on the Biden-Harris Transition Team as navigator to  Secretary-Designate Cardona during his confirmation process.  Prior to joining  the Administration, Lexi was most recently an associate vice president at Jobs  for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit organization. Before joining JFF, Lexi  spent nearly a decade in public service at the federal level. She worked on  Capitol Hill for six years as a legislative assistant to Sen. Richard Durbin of  Illinois. She also served in the Obama-Biden Administration as a policy advisor  in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of  Education, and as a senior policy advisor on the Domestic Policy Council at the  White House where she helped to shape and advance President Obama’s early  education and K-12 education agenda.
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