Kent Dean Talbert

Background

Talbert, Kent Dean was born in 1960 in Greenwood, South Carolina, United States.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Erskine College, 1982. Juris Doctor, University of Southern California, 1985.

Career

Staff member United States House Education & the Workforce Committee, United States Senate Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee. Staff member to Senator Strom Thurmond United States Senate. Attorney Columbia, South Carolina.

Deputy general counsel, Division Business Administrative Affairs & Division Legislation Counsel United States Department Education, Washington, 2001—2006, acting general counsel, 2005—2006, general counsel, 2006—2009, acting under secretary, 2008—2009.

Achievements

• Kent Dean Talbert has been listed as a reputable lawyer, federal agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.