Dr. Henry Mack currently serves as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, overseeing the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. Prior to federal service, Dr. Mack served in a variety of higher education and workforce development roles.
From 2019-2023, Dr. Mack served as the higher education and workforce system head for the State of Florida. As Chancellor, he was responsible for Florida's public and nonpublic institutions of higher education—overseeing a $3 billion dollar budget with a combined K-20 student enrollment of ~1.5 million, annually. Dr. Mack led the Divisions of Florida Colleges, Career and Adult Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Blind Services, the Florida Department of Education's Office of Workforce Education and Economic Alignment, and the Commission for Independent Education. He was directly responsible for the State of Florida's workforce education strategy, budget, operations, policy and finance, grants and administration, and, together with the Governor's Office, responsible for all higher education and workforce education legislative and policy priorities.
Dr. Mack has also served as Provost, a Vice President and as a Chief Innovation Officer. He has held multiple faculty positions at Florida International University, Florida State University and the University of Miami, where he most recently taught courses in the philosophy of education, education policy, and the philosophy of religion.
Dr. Mack earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in philosophy and theology from the Catholic University of America, and doctorate in education administration and philosophy of education from the University of Miami.