Albert earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from
Tufts University. She earned a Master of Business Administration and Master of City and Regional Planning from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She worked in public real estate disposition, public-private partnership negotiations, economic revitalization, and sustainable development. While working at the District
Department of Energy and Environment, Albert led the design and development of a $250 million energy efficiency financing program targeting commercial and multi-family property owners. Albert's decision overrode a unanimous recommendation from a board composed of career GSA and FBI officials, which suggested that
Springfield, Virginia should instead be the site of the future FBI headquarters. FBI director
Christopher Wray wrote an internal email to FBI employees raising concerns that the process was tainted by Albert's "potential conflict of interest" as a former vice president of WMATA, which would benefit from additional ridership at the Greenbelt stop. Virginia Senators
Mark Warner and
Tim Kaine, along with Virginia Governor
Glenn Youngkin and eight members of the state's congressional delegation, stated the selection process was "irrevocably undermined and tainted" and called for the decision to be reversed. Supporters of the decision, including Maryland Governor
Wes Moore and former House Majority Leader
Steny Hoyer, along with GSA Administrator
Robin Carnahan, defended the outcome, and the GSA posted a six-page memorandum responding to Wray's concerns, while also noting that previous panels within the GSA had unanimously recommended the Greenbelt site and rejected the Springfield site. In 2023, Albert was appointed as the acting deputy mayor for planning and economic development of
Washington, D.C. by mayor
Muriel Bowser. She succeeds
John Falcicchio. ==References==