Marian Schutte

Marian Schutte currently serves as the Deputy Associate Commissioner at the Texas Education Agency, overseeing the Department of Authorizing and Policy and holding previous roles as Executive Director of the Division of Authorizing and Director of the Division of System Support and Innovation. Prior experience includes serving as Executive Director at the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board and Executive Director of Policy and Planning at the Louisiana Department of Education. Earlier career roles included positions at TNTP, Vanderbilt University, and Lafayette Academy Charter School, with a focus on education policy and teaching. Marian Schutte earned a Master of Public Policy in Education Policy from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science: International Relations and Spanish from Tulane University.