Thomas Weko is the head of the Higher Education Policy team, and has worked with many of the OECD's higher education systems. Before joining the OECD he served in the US Department of Education, first as Associate Commissioner for Postsecondary Education at the National Center for Education Statistics, and then as Director of the Policy and Program Studies Service. Prior to serving in the US Department of Education he held positions with the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, the US Government Accountability Office, the UK Higher Education Policy Institute, and as a university professor.