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Amy Laitinen

Alumni Representative—Board of Trustees

Amy Laitinen

Professional headshot of a smiling person with long blond hair wearing a black blazer and blue top against a gray background.Amy Laitinen is the senior director for Higher Education in the Education Policy Program at New America, where she oversees the work of the incredible higher education team. Her own work focuses on federal policies to increase quality, transparency and equity in higher education, along with the politics of higher education reform.

Previously, Laitinen held senior roles as a policy advisor on higher education at both the U.S. Department of Education and the White House. She also served as the Senior Program Officer for Postsecondary Policy and Finance at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Laitinen is a product of public higher education, holding a master’s degree in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley, a bachelor’s degree from New College of Florida, and an associate degree from Miami-Dade Community College.

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