Andy Smarick is Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Previously he was a Morgridge Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and served as president of the Maryland State Board of Education. He has worked at the White House as an aide in the Domestic Policy Counsel and was a deputy assistant secretary at the US Department of Education. Additionally, he was the deputy commissioner of education in New Jersey and a legislative assistant at the US House of Representatives. Andy has authored or edited four books. He earned his BA at the University of Maryland where he graduated summa cum laude with honors. His MPP was earned at UMD’s School of Public Policy. He lives in Stevensville, MD with his wife and three kids.
