Rodney A. McCowan

Background

McCowan, Rodney A. was born on January 15, 1959.

Education

Bachelor in Ethics and Religion, University Oklahoma, 1984. Master of Arts in Religion, Yale University, 1985. Master in Public Policy, Harvard University, 1990.

Postgraduate, Stanford University, 1995.

Career

From assistant to director governmental programs to account marketing representative International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Washington, 1984-1991. White House fellow United States Agency for International Development, 1991-1992. Associate public finance investment banking group Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, New York City, 1992-1993.

Assistant secretary for management United States Department Education, Washington, since 1993.

Achievements

• Rodney A. McCowan has been listed as a noteworthy federal agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee, vice chairman board Episcopalian Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Board visitors, visiting lecturer Terry Sanford Institute Public Policy Duke University. Regional panelist President' Commission on White House Fellowships.

Active fundraising campaign United Way.

Connections

Married; two children.