Ruthanne Buck

Posted: Apr 1, 2015

Ruthanne Buck currently serves as a Senior Adviser to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for educator outreach and engagement. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve in the Department first as Chief of Staff of the Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs in April 2012 and has served in her current role as Senior Adviser to the Secretary since January 2014. Prior to joining the Department, Ruthanne served as Assistant to the President for Special Projects at the American Federation of Teachers.
Ruthanne began her career in 2001 at the Democratic National Committee working on women's and LGBT issues. Over the course of her career, Ruthanne has led major field and political operations on behalf of progressive issues, agencies and candidates, with a particular focus on education issues. She was raised in Alexandria, Louisiana; educated at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts; and lives in Takoma Park, Maryland.