Elizabeth Texeira

Unlocking Career Success at US ED

Elizabeth Texeira was most recently the Director of the Office of College and Career Readiness for the Rhode Island Department of Education where she managed a large team responsible for Career and Technical Education (CTE), Early College Opportunities (ECO), Adult Basic Education (ABE), statewide School Counseling, Computer Science for Rhode Island (CS4RI), the All Course Network (ACN), and the interagency PrepareRI initiative.

Prior to that role, she worked with the Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner (RIOPC) in Rhode Island and prior to that worked for the University of California.

She has experience as an Executive Director, leading The School Fund, an international education nonprofit, and founded her own - Girls Thinking Global, a nonprofit in the girls’ empowerment space.

She has served as a Teach for America corps member in New Orleans, Louisiana, and worked as an Emergency Medical Technician and Education Specialist throughout Northern Africa and the Middle East. 

With entrepreneurial, academic, and Executive-level experience, she has dedicated her professional life to international education, nonprofit management, gender equality, and the empowerment of marginalized populations. 

Elizabeth is a graduate of Harvard's Graduate School of Education (HGSE '14) and Harvard College ('09) where she studied International Education Policy and Government.