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Former Chiefs WebBrief: America 250: A Conversation with Rosa Rios, Chair of America 250
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm EDT
Presented by Rosa Gumataotao Rios, Chair, America 250, Congressional Commission
This program is part of a series of WebBriefs hosted by The Alliance of Former Chief State School Officers.
There is no CE certificate for this program.
Listen to the PodcastRosa Rios is the Chair of America 250, the nonpartisan Congressional Commission planning the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In this WebBrief, hosted by the Alliance of Former Chief State School Officers, Rios shares the exciting work of this commission, which was initiated in the Biden Administration and continues under the current administration. She discusses the plans for a “time capsule” and other aspects of this celebration.
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About the Presenter
Rosie Rios is the Chair of America250, the nonpartisan Congressional Commission planning the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. She served as the 43rd Treasurer of the United States and was the CEO of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the U.S. Mint. As Treasurer, she initiated and led the efforts to place a portrait of a woman on U.S. currency for the first time in over a century. Following her eight-year tenure, she was appointed as a Visiting Scholar at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and resumed her role as CEO of Red River Associates, an investment management consulting firm.
Rosie served twice on the Treasury/Federal Reserve Transition Teams at the height of the financial crisis in 2008 and again during the pandemic economy of 2020. Prior to her presidential appointment in Treasury, she was Managing Director of Investments for MacFarlane Partners, a $22 billion real estate investment management firm based in San Francisco. Her personal passion includes serving as Founder and CEO of EMPOWERMENT 2026, an initiative that facilitates the physical recognition of historical American women in classrooms and public spaces across the country. She is a graduate of Harvard University and was selected as the first Latina in Harvard’s 389-year history to have a portrait commissioned in her honor. She was recognized as one of USA Today’s Women of the Century.