Emma Vadehra

Emma Vadehra comes to the department from U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy's office, where she served as senior education counsel for the senator and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. She provided counsel to both on K-12 and postsecondary education, and national service issues. Previously, she worked with Uncommon Schools, a charter management organization that starts and manages urban charter schools. She has a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Bachelor of Arts dual degree in public policy and education policy from Brown University.