Brad Thomas serves as Deputy Director of Education Policy for Chairwoman Virginia Foxx with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, where he helps lead the education policy team. Brad has worked for the committee for a total of 16 years across two different stints, during which he has served as the Republican staff’s lead K-12 and disability education policy advisor. He has also worked on a variety of higher education and workforce development policy issues. In between his two stints on the Hill, Brad was Senior Vice President for Government Relations for Learning Ally, a non-profit organization that provides accessible instructional materials and other supports to students with disabilities. Brad graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Education from the University of Georgia.