Our Team

Bunnie Ward manages TransformSC, an initiative engaging business leaders, educators, students, families and policy makers who work together to transform the public education system so every student graduates prepared for employment, careers, college and citizenship.

Bunnie joined the SC Council on Competitiveness in August 2024. She has twenty years’ experience working in both K-12 and postsecondary state education policy. Most recently, Bunnie was the Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives and Engagement at the SC Commission on Higher Education. She led her team in performing many critical responsibilities at the Commission including annual agency budget development, government relations, legislative affairs, workforce development, strategic communications, special project management and strategic partnership creation. Bunnie was also the Director of Early Education and Policy at the SC Education Oversight Committee.

A South Carolina native and graduate of Harvard University, Bunnie earned her master’s in public policy from the Sol Price Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. She is completing her professional certification in public management provided by the State of South Carolina. Bunnie is a Liberty Fellow and a Board Member of the Beaufort Jasper Charter School.