Ms. Ryan-Macie was former Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff for Navient where she assisted the president in creating and managing strategic and tactical plans for all facets of the organization. Prior to Navient, Ms. Ryan was Senior Vice President of Operations and Administration for Sallie Mae. Before Sallie Mae she led the strategic planning efforts for Nellie Mae and was the key company and industry spokesperson on education policy and servicing operations leading and serving on numerous task forces and committees nationwide. In addition, she served as a Vice President of America’s Charter School Finance Corporation where she was responsible for structuring individual charter school transactions.