Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation delegated the duties of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Edu
U.S. Department of Education
Washington
DC
Biographical Sketch: Lynn B. Mahaffie is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation delegated the duties of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education in the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE). She is responsible for policy development (including regulatory activities) relating to the Federal student aid programs which award more than $160 billion to more than 25 million students each year. Currently, Lynn has also been delegated the duties of Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary Education.
Over the past twenty-one years, Lynn has served in various leadership roles in OPE, including Acting Assistant Secretary where she spearheaded several major regulatory initiatives and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs where she administered almost $3 billion of grant funds. She has a dozen years of experience managing grant programs including the GEAR UP program, the College Access Challenge Grant program, and graduate fellowship programs.
Prior to joining the Department of Education, Lynn practiced law in the District of Columbia. She holds degrees from George Washington University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.