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

Position	Notes
DOGE	Source The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2026-02-17 DOGE 1/24/25-5/28/25 Senior Advisor resigned from agency 5/28/25
Ed.	Source The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE The New York Times, 2025-02-27 DOGE Ed. date unknown detailed «NYT links her to Education, but no other info found»

Open Questions

Is Jennifer Balajadia still in DOGE? Is she still at Education?
In the wake of Elon Musk’s departure, several high-level DOGE people who came from Musk’s circle also resigned. By all accounts, this would make Jennifer Balajadia a likely person to leave. But I have also very little info about her involvement before then.