Nina Rees

Nina Rees is Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Knowledge Universe Education, a leading global education company with investments in early childhood education, before and after school programs and online instruction. Ms. Rees oversees the company's government relations work in Washington, D.C., and assists with business development.

Before joining Knowledge Universe, Ms. Rees worked for over 15 years in Washington, D.C., as the Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education. She oversaw the administration of 28 grant programs and coordinated the implementation of several provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.

Prior to joining the White House, Ms. Rees served as the senior education analyst at the Heritage Foundation, where she authored more than two dozen policy briefs and served as the foundation's chief spokesperson on education.

Ms. Rees currently serves on the board of directors of the Washington Scholarship Fund, the Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation, and the Education Industry Association, as well as the board of advisors of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers and the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Ms. Rees holds a B.A. in Psychology from VA Tech and a Master's in International Transactions from George Mason University.