Stephanie D. Nellons-Paige

Stephanie D. Nellons-Paige’s career spans the public and private sectors with a focus on improving outcomes for cities through infrastructure building and partnership development. She is the Chief Executive Officer and Board Vice Chair of the Nellons-Paige Group, Inc. (NPG), a strategic consulting firm, which she co-founded with her husband, Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education (2001-2005). The firm provides business development expertise to the private sector, infrastructure investment entities, foundations, school districts and higher education institutions and cities, and also advises clients on diversity and economic inclusion.

Stephanie is a member of the Board of Regents of Texas Southern University, an Executive Board Member of the Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity, and Chair for Governance and Nominations of the University of the Potomac’s Board of Directors. She was also an advisor on NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Education Transition Committee.