Brent Madoo

Brent Madoo is detailed as the Acting Deputy Chief Data Officer for Innovation and Engagement at the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Madoo leads the Department’s Innovation and Engagement Division, which oversees the development of the Department’s Open Data Plan, maintains the comprehensive data inventory, and creates data products that enhance public access to educational data. Madoo led efforts to develop and maintain the Department’s Education Stabilization Fund Transparency Portal and remains responsible for managing the annual data reporting process for key COVID-19 relief grant funds.

Madoo’s experience includes contributing to Federal Student Aid initiatives, enhancing data collection and analytics for improved financial aid delivery, and previously working with the New York City Department of Education to strengthen data systems and support student outcomes. He also served as Associate Director of Programs at the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, where he worked on policy recommendations to improve access to higher education.

Madoo earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Dickinson College and a Master of Public Policy from George Mason University.