Vince Stewart was appointed Senior Program Officer in April 2010. Prior to joining the Foundation, he served as the Associate Director for Institutional Relations for the University of California, Office of the President, where he was responsible for managing the university’s system-wide advocacy efforts. Prior to returning to the University in 2009, Vince was the Deputy Secretary for Higher Education and Workforce Development in the Governor’s Office of the Secretary of Education, where he focused on refining and implementing the Schwarzenegger administration’s career technical education initiative, aligning public postsecondary education degree programs with the state’s workforce needs, improving K-12 teacher recruitment and education programs, and creating educational and career pathways for California’s veterans. As Deputy Secretary, Vince led the governor’s Engineering Education Initiative, which was focused on creating postsecondary educational pathways in high-need engineering fields. Before joining the Governor’s office, Vince served as the Director for Federal Government Relations at UC Davis, where he managed the university’s federal policy agenda. From 1999 to 2004, Vince was a Legislative Director in the Office of State Governmental Relations for the UC Office of the President and was responsible for managing the university’s legislative portfolio in the areas of undergraduate and graduate education, with a particular emphasis on academic preparation and teacher education programs. Prior to joining the university, Vince was a legislative advocate with the California School Boards Association where he worked on a wide range of issues, including charter schools, K-12 governance and school safety. Vince holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from the University of California, Davis.