Evan Ryan

Born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, Evan went on to Boston College and then Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) for her Masters in international public policy. She worked early on in the Clinton White House as an aide to Hillary Clinton, and then held a variety of key roles in the Obama Administration: Assistant to the Vice President and Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, and later Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. Evan left government in 2017 and helped launch Axios, serving as an EVP during its startup stage. In 2021, she returned to the White House as Cabinet Secretary and held that position for four years.