Our Fellows Program connects students with political leaders to learn from one another and tackle some of the biggest political challenges of the day.

We are pleased to announce the GU Politics Fall 2023 Fellows!


  • Cristóbal Alex

    Former Deputy White House Cabinet Secretary, Biden Administration; Former Senior Advisor, Biden-Harris 2020; Former Founding President, Latino Victory Fund; Head of DC Office, Tusk Strategies – Fall ’23

  • Brenda Gianiny

    Republican pollster (Mitch McConnell, Liz Cheney, George W. Bush); President, Axis Research, Inc. – Fall ’23

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    Joe Hack (C’09)

    Former U.S. Senate Chief of Staff (Sen. Fischer, R-Neb.); Senior VP, The Daschle Group; CEO Swann Street Consulting – Fall ’23

  • Nia-Malika Henderson

    Senior Political Analyst, CNN – Fall ’23

  • Emily Horne

    Former Spokesperson, National Security Council, Biden Administration; Former Head of Global Policy Communications, Twitter; Founder & CEO, Allegro Public Affairs – Fall ’23

  • Craig Minassian

    Consultant, Comedy Central; Chief Content, Communications and Marketing Officer, Clinton Foundation; Former Producer HBO; Former White House Assistant Press Secretary and Director of Television News; Founder, Minassian Media. – Fall ’23