Secretary Jamie Link
Jamie Link was named Secretary of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet by Governor Andy Beshear in November 2021. He previously served as Secretary of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet beginning in July 2021.
Throughout his more than 35-year career in public service, Link has been tapped to lead several high-profile, successful public-sector initiatives.
In January 2020, Gov. Andy Beshear asked Link to serve as executive director of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority – the agency responsible for overseeing the KentuckyWired broadband expansion project, which has now constructed over 3,000 miles of high-speed, high-capacity fiber optic cable in all 120 Kentucky counties.
Link previously served as deputy secretary of both the Kentucky Finance and Administration and Tourism, Arts and Heritage cabinets. In 2010, he was appointed to serve as CEO of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games before becoming executive director of the Kentucky Horse Park.
Additionally, he has served as deputy chief of staff for former Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Facilities Management, and has worked as both a finance director and a project coordinator at the University of Kentucky.