Ebony Lee

Ebony Lee currently serves as Executive in Residence at the Charter School Growth Fund since February 2019 and has held the position of Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy at the U.S. Department of Education since 2017. Previous experience includes a role as Senior Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from October 2007 to January 2017, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement from 2005 to 2007, and Associate Director at the U.S. Department of Justice from 2003 to 2005. Earlier in the career, Ebony Lee worked as a Grassroots Coordinator for both the American Cancer Society (2001-2003) and Citizens for A Sound Economy (1998-2000). Ebony Lee holds degrees from Brown University and Regent University.