Viviann Anguiano is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, having formerly served as director of education at the White House Domestic Policy Council during the Biden administration, where she led the higher education portfolio. She has worked in government and advocacy roles to advance educational opportunities for the nation’s students for nearly fifteen years, having previously served as deputy director of education and senior policy advisor for the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee under Senators Bernie Sanders and Patty Murray. During her tenure in the Senate, Anguiano led legislative efforts to improve college access, affordability, and equity. Anguiano also held advocacy roles promoting educational equity at the Center for American Progress and in various state and local advocacy organizations in California. She began her career in higher education in her hometown of Chicago serving as a college advisor with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and founded Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago. Viviann earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology at Loyola University Chicago and a master’s in education policy and management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is a proud daughter of Mexican immigrants and first-generation college graduate.
