Dan Fuller joined Ostroff Associates in 2022, bringing over two decades of experience in government relations, legislative affairs, and public policy at both state and federal levels. His distinguished career is marked by successful advocacy and legislative campaigns benefiting nonprofit, education, and public sector organizations nationwide.
Notably, Dan served as Deputy Secretary of Education for Governors Hochul and Cuomo, overseeing the Executive Chamber’s education portfolio. His work encompassed diverse areas including pre-K-12 funding, teacher training, early childhood education, education technology, and school safety. In higher education, he played a pivotal role in initiatives such as the Excelsior Scholarship Program and Tuition Assistance Program, advancing college access and affordability. His portfolio included key state education institutions such as the State University of New York, City University of New York, the Higher Education Services Corporation, and the New York State Education Department, addressing a wide range of education policy and funding issues.
Dan's expertise extends beyond education, as he has also worked on economic development consulting, financial services policy, science and technology, health and mental health, information technology, construction, facilities management, environmental policy, and agriculture-related initiatives.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dan actively contributed to the State’s Covid Taskforce, collaborating with state and local leaders on pandemic response efforts from March 2020 through September 2022. His responsibilities included overseeing school closures and reopenings, food distribution, technology access for students and educators, and childcare coordination. He also helped develop guidelines, dashboards, and metrics for schools and colleges and was appointed Director of the Reimagine Education Advisory Council, which guided the safe reopening of schools in partnership with K-12, higher education, and community organizations.
Before serving as Deputy Secretary for Education, Dan worked as Assistant Secretary for Higher Education and Education Policy Advisor in the Executive Chamber. He also held leadership positions at Communities in Schools and the National School Boards Association, and began his career in the New York State Legislature before joining the NYS School Boards Association and CUNY, where he advanced education policy and advocacy initiatives.
Dan has been recognized as a “Trailblazer in Higher Education” by City & State New York every year since 2023. In 2024, he was recognized on City & State’s “Fifty Over 50: The Age Disruptors” list, honoring accomplished New Yorkers whose leadership and influence have made a lasting impact in their fields and communities.
Dan holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from SUNY Plattsburgh.
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