Teresa Lubbers has focused her career at the intersection of education, public policy, and economic opportunity in Indiana. She served 17 years in the Indiana State Senate, where she chaired the Senate Education and Career Development Committee and helped shape major education and economic-development policies. From 2009 to 2022, she served as Indiana’s Commissioner for Higher Education, emphasizing college completion, academic quality, and connecting education and credentials to careers. She also chaired Indiana’s Governor’s Workforce Cabinet and held leadership roles with several national higher-education organizations. In 2022, Lubbers joined Sagamore as President, where she helped expand our Indiana portfolio around the topics of education, workforce development, and economic mobility, including leading the Workforce 2040: Pathways to Prosperity initiative. She now serves as Senior Advisor at Sagamore, continuing to contribute her experience in education, workforce policy, and Indiana’s civic and economic future.