Elizabeth Rose

Elizabeth Rose is a lifelong resident of Manhattan; she was born two blocks from the building where she has lived since 1995.

She became involved in community issues in the Upper East Side neighborhood where she lives when her eldest child enrolled in kindergarten at the local public elementary school. Ms. Rose was elected to the School Leadership Team, became Co-President of the PTA, and began lobbying the local Community Board, Community Education Council, and elected officials around education issues, and organized community residents to help save a local high school complex from threatened development.

Her community involvement led to a significant career change. Ms. Rose went to work for the New York City Department of Education, initially as Director of Planning for Manhattan, and subsequently served as Chief of Staff for Intergovernmental Affairs, and Chief of Staff in the Division of Operations. In 2015, Ms. Rose was appointed Deputy Chancellor for Operations. Her responsibilities encompassed facilities, transportation, food, health, safety and youth development, space management, and the Public School Athletic League, where she was able to bring her significant business and strategic planning skills and experience to improve these critical support services to students.

Ms. Rose continues to remain active in community issues through Manhattan Community Board 8, to which she was appointed in May 2020.

Prior to joining the Department of Education, Ms. Rose spent over a decade in digital media strategy, marketing, and operations at Bertelsmann, Travelzoo and Vault. She has also worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, and in consumer brand advertising.

Ms. Rose earned a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts from Rice University. She and her husband are the very proud parents of two college students and three dogs.