Hans K. Meeder is president of the Meeder Consulting Group, LLC, a firm providing consulting services to help strengthen the connection between education and employers through career-themed high school redesign and programs that link into postsecondary education and training. Immediately prior to forming the Meeder Consulting Group, Meeder served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Education in the U.S. Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education. In this context, Meeder led the Department of Education’s High School Initiative, in which he guided development of highly regarded policy papers, and convened working high school summits that engaged teams from all 50 states and dozens of school districts. Mr. Meeder also directed the development of critical research on adolescent literacy and the Smaller Learning Communities program to help large high schools restructure to offer students more personalized and rigorous educational opportunities. Meeder also oversaw implementation of the Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act and was a leading voice in helping articulate how modern career technical education efforts can play a pivotal role in transforming high schools and raising student achievement. In addition to high school and CTE issues, Meeder oversaw implementation of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and its interaction with the public workforce investment system. Prior to joining the Department of Education, Mr. Meeder served as Senior Vice President for Workforce Development and Postsecondary Learning at the National Alliance of Business. He also was Executive Director of the 21st Century Workforce Commission, a Presidential Commission that made policy recommendations relating to the Information Technology workforce. Mr. Meeder served as Education Policy and Outreach Director for the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce. Prior service also included work in the Congressional relations office of the Department of Education and work for several members of the House of Representatives. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland College Park and also holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Maryland’s University College.