Source: US State of Arkansas
Zach Jacobs currently serves as Deputy Chief of Staff at the Arkansas Department of Education in Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ administration, where he works at the intersection of education policy, executive leadership, and external and intergovernmental affairs.
Previously, Jacobs was Deputy Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia under Governor Glenn Youngkin, helping advance statewide education priorities and operational strategy. His background also includes leading state and federal government relations for the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and serving on Capitol Hill as a Senior Legislative Assistant focused on appropriations, agriculture, education, energy, and national security policy. He began his career at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Office of Congressional Relations under Secretary Sonny Perdue.
A native of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and a proud first-generation college graduate, Jacobs earned a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management and National Security and Foreign Affairs from Virginia Tech and a Master of Arts in Strategic Communications from Liberty University.