Mark Brown, a 32-year U.S. Air Force veteran and retired major general, will succeed Wayne Johnson as the chief operating officer of the Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid, DoED said on Monday. Johnson will continue assisting the FSA’s technology and operational updates as its chief strategy and transformation officer.
“We are thrilled Mark has agreed to lead the continued efforts to transform and modernize FSA,” said Betsy DeVos, secretary of DoED.
Prior to his appointment, Brown led the Air Education and Training Command as deputy commander and served as a commander for the 2nd Air Force. Brown also worked as a chief financial officer at the Air Force Materiel Command and performed duties as a congressional liaison to the House and Senate Appropriations military sub-committees.
