10 Facts About Sara Tucker

Sara Martinez Tucker is a former chief executive officer of the National Math and Science Initiative.

Sara Tucker was formerly the under secretary of education at the US Department of Education and a former president and chief executive officer of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

Sara Tucker is a member on the following boards of directors: American Electric Power, Xerox, Sprint, and the Council for Aid to Education.

Sara Tucker serves on the University of Notre Dame's board of trustees.

Sara Tucker was a general-assignments reporter for the San Antonio Express before returning to UT, where she received a master of business administration degree with high honors.

Sara Tucker worked for nine years as the CEO and president of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, where she aimed to double the rate of Hispanics earning college degrees.

Sara Tucker raised $280 million for scholarships, growing annual scholarships from $3 million to over $25 million, and launched community outreach programs to raise college expectations in Latino families and communities.

Sara Tucker increased the organization's annual budget from $3.5 million to more than $40 million, raised a landmark $50 million grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc.

In 2013, Sara Tucker was elected as the chief executive officer of The National Math and Science Initiative, a Dallas-based non-profit dedicated to expanding access and achievement in rigorous education, particularly in science, technology, engineering and math.

Sara Tucker has been named as an Outstanding Young Texas Ex and a Distinguished Alumna at The University of Texas at Austin, and she has received honorary doctorates from the University of Notre Dame, Boston College and the University of Maryland University College.