Chief Strategy Officer Nikki Lowrey Named Among 2025 “Top 50 Women Chief Strategy Officers”

May 16, 2025

Nikki Lowrey, chief strategy officer at Florida Virtual School, has been selected as one of Women We Admire’s 2025 “Top 50 Chief Strategy Officers.”

Nikki Lowrey, chief strategy officer at Florida Virtual School (FLVS), has been selected as one of Women We Admire’s 2025 Top 50 Women Chief Strategy Officers for her pivotal role in shaping the long-term direction of the organization to ensure strategies are actionable, measurable, and impactful. 

“It’s an honor to be recognized alongside such an impressive group of women,” said Lowrey. “This is recognition that I share with our entire team of colleagues at FLVS, who come to work every day focused on providing a high-quality online experience to more than 230,000 K-12 students and their families. It’s truly a privilege to serve in an organization that puts students at the center of every decision we make.”

In her role at FLVS, Lowrey oversees strategy for FLVS and FlexPoint, the national arm of Florida Virtual School serving schools and districts around the nation. Lowrey oversees the Analysis, Assessment, and Accountability; External Affairs; and Marketing and Communications departments at FLVS. She also tends to the efforts of the FLVS Foundation. Lowrey plays a critical role in guiding the organization's strategic direction, brand management, legislative affairs, and data-driven operational advancements.

Lowrey has more than 20 years of experience translating complex issues into compelling stories that influence public policy and perception across Florida's private and nonprofit sectors, legislative and political arenas, and state and federal governments. 

Before joining FLVS in 2019, she was a strategy consultant for Step Up for Students and served as Florida State Director for StudentsFirst, a national education reform organization, where she led a team of outreach, policy, and media experts to advance education policy initiatives. Lowrey has extensive expertise in K-12 education policy and has held leadership roles with FEMA, the Florida Executive Office of the Governor, and the Florida Department of Education.

Lowrey earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. 

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For more information about Florida Virtual School, visit flvs.net.