Jean Eisen is a senior member of the Democratic Professional Staff for the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Her primary responsibility
is staffing the Democrats on space, science, and technology-related issues.
She has worked on legislation on such diverse subjects as
NASA,
NIST at
DoC,
NSF,
commercial space, developing the scientific workforce, the Internet, fire fighting,
earthquake and wind hazards, and computer security. A South Carolina native,
Ms. Eisen began her career on the Hill as staff assistant then researcher for
Senator Ernest F. Hollings. She also worked as a computer network administrator
before joining the staff of the Commerce Committee in June 1997. Ms. Toal-Eisen
earned a baccalaureate degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from Yale. Her mother,
Jean Hoefer Toal, is Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.
