Jennifer Balajadia

Administrator, age 36
Tech Industry Links: Musk family, Twitter
Exited govt: 5/28/25 (inferred)
An longtime personal assistant to Elon Musk – who reportedly once told a Twitter employee that “Elon is special in this world. It is our job to protect him and make sure what he wants to have happen” – Jennifer “Jehn” Balajadia has been linked to the Department of Education and possibly a few other agencies by the New York Times, but actual details of her activity have been scarce.

Positions

Appointed:
1/24/25-5/28/25 Senior Advisor
Offboarding:
Left govt 5/28/25 (inferred)
Source: The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26
Detailed To:
date unknown detailed from DOGE «NYT links her to Education, but no other info found»
Source: The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE The New York Times, 2/27/25