Brette Fishman

Experience

1. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grants Management (Senior Executive Service)

   U.S. Department Of Education

   Jul 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Senior executive responsible for strategic direction and day-to-day administration of a $54+ billion annual portfolio for 100+ programs that provide equal access to education. Lead multidisciplinary experts across 3 divisions that support program offices to ensure effective implementation, impact, and improvement.Responsible for the consistent management and administration of the Department’s portfolio of grant programs through the development and implementation of policies and procedures, training, and technical assistance consistent with Federal statutes, regulations, and emerging policy requirements. Provide oversight and guidance to safeguard Department grant funds from potential risk posed by fraud, waste, and abuse through support for risk management, audit resolution, and suspension and debarment activities.Supervise the Indirect Cost Division responsible for negotiating indirect cost rates that right size the amount of federal funds grantees may use towards administrative costs across all federal grants. Identify opportunities to create efficiencies by developing business requirements that improve current and prospective grant management systems. Represent the Department on councils and committees with senior leaders in federal financial assistance to identify opportunities to enhance grants management and grant management systems governmentwide. Serve as the chair of the governmentwide committee tasked with advising on improvements to grant management systems used by all stakeholders such as the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

Education

• University of Pennsylvania

  Certificate

• UCLA

  Bachelor's degree

• UCLA

  BA

• University of Pennsylvania

  Master of Public Administration - MPA

Skills

• Program Management
• Research
• Federal Government
• Budgets
• Marketing
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Grants
• Training Development
• Program Development
• Management
• Editing
• Policy
• Risk Management
• Change Management
• Technical Editing
• Strategy
• Project Management
• Data Analysis
• Federal Grant Management
• Analysis
• Government Contracting
• Process Improvement
• Non-Profits
• Project Planning
• Program Evaluation
• Grant Management
• Consulting
• Performance Measurement
• Grant Writing
• 508 Compliance
• Strategic Planning
• Workshop Facilitation
• Proposal Writing
• Public Policy
• Training Delivery
• Technical Writing
• Management Consulting
• Policy Analysis
• Analysis of Alternatives