Maura Sullivan

Maura attended college at Northwestern on a ROTC scholarship and rose to the rank of Captain in the Marines, where she served overseas in Asia and in Fallujah, Iraq during the Iraq War. Maura was inspired by the brave young Americans she served alongside – selfless individuals from diverse backgrounds united around a common mission. It was in Fallujah where she and her fellow Marines experienced firsthand the repercussions of disastrous policy decisions and out-of-touch leadership in Washington.

After returning home to earn graduate degrees in business and public policy from Harvard, Maura joined a coalition of fellow student veterans for Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign, criss-crossing New Hampshire to connect with voters. In 2014, outraged by the crisis at the VA that resulted in fellow veterans dying while waiting for care, Maura knew she had to step up and do something about it. Maura was proud to be appointed by President Obama to serve as Assistant Secretary at the VA where she worked to improve timely access to quality healthcare. Later, as a senior Pentagon official, Maura worked on matters of national security as well as critical reforms to support fellow military families.

Maura lives on New Hampshire’s Seacoast with her husband, Marc- a Navy Reserve Officer, and their three children: Benjamin, Olympia, and Theodore.