Lindsey Tepe represents the American Council on Education (ACE) and its members on legislative and regulatory matters related to military learners, the workforce, campus safety, and other civil rights issues.

Before joining ACE, Tepe worked at the intersection of higher education policy, research, and advocacy in roles at the U.S. Department of Education (ED); Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU); the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); and New America. Tepe served as a policy advisor in ED’s Office of Postsecondary Education and worked on a wide range of issues that impact institutions of higher education and their students. At APLU, Tepe worked on federal policy and advocacy strategy for higher education programs, education benefits for military learners, budget and appropriations, tax and finance, and other issues that affect the higher education community. She served as a fellow on the Senate HELP Committee, advancing the committee’s higher education policy priorities. Her career in Washington, DC started at New America, where she researched, wrote, and reported on P–20 education policy with a focus on technology and innovation. Her work has been published in TIME magazine, Fortune, Slate, The Atlantic, the National Journal, and several other national and regional outlets.

Tepe obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from Arizona State University, and she earned a master’s degree in teaching from Dominican University while working as a public school teacher in Chicago Public Schools. She also obtained a master’s degree in public administration from Syracuse University.