US Dept of Transportation

Justine Hong grew up in Hillsborough and graduated from Duke University before getting her MBA from Harvard University. Her first job out of business school was with Mayor Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign, where she was an essential staff member, managing data for the fundraising operation. She moved over to the Biden-Harris campaign, then followed now Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg to Washington, DC. Justine is now Director of the Office of Secretariat. We'll find out what that title means, what her job entails, what it is like to work in the new administration, and on two exciting national campaigns!