Eileen Klein is the chief of staff to Governor Janice K. Brewer. Prior to joining Governor Brewer’s administration, Eileen was employed in the private sector as the Chief Operating Officer for Arizona Physicians IPA, a business unit of UnitedHealthcare. Eileen’s public service career in Arizona includes her tenure as director of policy at the Arizona House of Representatives, where she served four speakers on policy and budget matters. Eileen has also been a regulatory program manager in the state of Florida and the CEO of a non-profit corporation.

Eileen has been actively involved in the community, having served on many boards of directors, and is the recipient of several business and civic awards including the Capitol Times’ Leaders of the Year Award for Business and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Volunteer of the Year Award. She currently serves as a member of the State Board of Education, allowing her to continue her longstanding work in education reform.

Eileen holds an undergraduate degree in French and Business from Florida State University and a Master of Public Administration degree from Arizona State University.