Start Date of Board Term: January 2026

Austin Reid is a Federal Affairs Advisor for the National Conference of State Legislatures where he covers education and workforce issues and staffs the NCSL Task Force on Higher Education.

Prior to joining NCSL, Austin worked at the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) where he was a Senior Policy Advisor. He also served as a legislative fellow for U.S. Senator Chris Coons and as summer education fellow for U.S. Senator Patty Murray.

He began his career as a high school teacher and has an Ed.M. in Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. in English from the University of Arkansas.