Dear Friends,
It’s almost here! Later this week, we’re formally launching the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service, and I couldn’t be more excited!
When Georgetown first came up with this idea during the founding of the McCourt School a couple of years ago, there was one goal: to inspire young people to become leaders in politics and public service.
We engaged Georgetown students, faculty, and administration, and leaders in politics, government, and media in Washington and beyond to explore ways to accomplish that goal. Along the way, we met a lot of people who truly believed in our mission and wanted to stay involved.
Today we are thrilled to announce a dynamic and diverse set of professionals who have joined our Institute of Politics and Public Service Advisory Board. They are:
Ron Christie, Former Policy Advisor to Vice President Cheney and Special Assistant to President George W. Bush. Adjunt Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy.
Chris Cillizza (COL ’98), Political Reporter, The Washington Post. Founder, “The Fix” blog.
S.E. Cupp, Columnist, New York Dailiy News. CNN Contributor and former host of “Crossfire”.
E.J. Dionne, Columnist, The Washington Post. Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution. Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy.
Sara Fagen, Former White House Political Director for President George W. Bush. CNBC Contributor.
Tina Flournoy (COL ’78, L’ 84), Chief of Staff, Office of President Bill Clinton.
Peter Hamby (COL ’03), Head of News, Snapchat. Former Emmy-award winning political reporter, CNN.
Abby Huntsman, SIRIUS-XM Host. Former Co-Host, MSNBC’s “The Cycle.” Former Media Advisor, Jon Huntsman for President.
Ron Klain (COL’ 83), Former Chief of Staff to both Vice Presidents Joe Biden and Al Gore. Ebola Response Coordinator, Obama Administration. Senior Debate Preparation Advisor to Obama, Kerry, Gore and Clinton. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University.
Joe Lockhart (COL ’82), Former chief spokesman and Senior Advisor to President Bill Clinton, Former Vice President of global communications for Facebook.
Kevin Madden, Former Senior Advisor and spokesman for Gov. Mitt Romney’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. Former Press Secretary to then-House Majority Leader John Boehner.
Alicia Menendez, Host, FUSION.
Dan Pfeiffer (COL ’98), Former White House Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama. Former White House Communications Director.
Alex Skatell, Founder and CEO, Independent Journal.
Ashley Spillane, President, Rock the Vote.
They, along with the Student Advisory Board we will form this fall, will help us shape the future of the IPPS. I am grateful to each of them for their service to Georgetown and our students.
It’s an exciting time to be a Hoya. Later this week we’ll have more exciting news as we announce our inaugural class of IPPS Fellows, unveil our new website, and begin announcing some of our first events. If you haven’t already, sign up on our website at politics.georgetown.edu, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to be among the first to know!
Hoya Saxa,
Mo Elleithee (SFS ’94)
Executive Director
Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service