Elaine Ho

About Elaine

• I received an ROTC scholarship from the U.S. Air Force, which paid my way through school.
• I earned my bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering and then went to law school.
• After graduating, I started my career as a criminal prosecutor with the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps.
• I spent four years in the Air Force and then decided to transition out and go into private practice, where I specialized in employment law.
• I eventually decided to step away from law to work in diversity and inclusion—I served in DEI roles for both the Department of Agriculture and the IRS.
• I then got the opportunity to work at the White House for the Office of the First Lady, where I helped implement Michelle Obama’s Let Girls Learn initiative.
• I cycled through the White House two more times—I worked for the United States Digital Service and in the National Space Council.
• My work with the National Space Council led to my current role now at NASA.