Aimee Guidera

Aimee Rogstad Guidera was appointed by Governor Glenn Youngkin in December 2021 to serve as the Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia. In this role, Secretary Guidera oversees education from early childhood through postsecondary learning. Throughout her 35 year career, Aimee has championed high expectations for every student and the changes needed to deliver on that commitment. A respected thought leader in education, Aimee was named one of TIME's 12 Education Activists of 2012. She has also been cited as an expert on education policy and the value of education data by publications such as the New York Times, Business Week, NPR, and Education Week. Secretary Guidera was the Founder, President, & CEO of the Data Quality Campaign (DQC). Before founding DQC, Aimee served as the director of the Washington, DC office of the National Center for Educational Achievement. She was the vice president and chief of staff for the National Alliance of Business (NAB), began her education policy career in the education division of the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices, and taught for the Japanese Ministry of Education. Aimee received her bachelor's degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and earned a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.