Between our weeklong colloquium in Washington, D.C., and guest speakers on campus during Fall and Spring semesters, our Master in Public Policy and Master in Global Conflict and Human Security students have the opportunity to learn from a long list of policy practitioners with years of on-the-ground experience.
The Washington, D.C., colloquium gives students front-row access to meetings with public policy institutions. Students learn about career paths across multiple sectors (e.g., government, non-profit organizations, think-tanks, research institutes, organizations that do international work), discuss the current policy landscape, and connect with working professionals for networking and career-building opportunities.
Colloquium Highlights
- Steve Abbot
Chief of Staff
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
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Richard Ashooh
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Gérard Araud
Ambassador of France to the United States
French Embassy
- Heather Boushey
Executive Director
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
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Susan Brophy
Managing Director
The Glover Park Group
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Stuart Butler
Senior Fellow – Economic Studies
Brookings
- Michael Campbell
Former President and CEO, Arch Chemicals Inc.
Chairman, National Association of Manufacturers
- Jim Carroll ’86
Senior Vice President, Global Government Relations
Honeywell
- Alex DeMots
Senior Vice President and the General Counsel
Center for American Progress
- David DiMartino
Partner
Blue Engine Message and Media
- David Dixon
Partner
Dixon Davis Media Group
- Robert Drogin
Deputy Bureau Chief and National Security Editor, Washington Bureau
Los Angeles Times
Author of “Curveball”
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David Dixon
Political Media Strategist and Partner
Dixon Davis Media Group
- Noelia Duchovny
Analyst
US Congressional Budget Office
- Scott Dullea
Director of International Affairs
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy – Policy
The Pentagon
- Jeffrey Edmonds
Director of Russia
National Security Council Staff
The White House
- Chris Edwards
Director, Tax Policy Studies
Cato Institute
- Phil Ellis
Deputy Assistant Director of Health, Retirement & Long Term Care
Congressional Budget Office
- Jennifer Erickson
Assistant Director of Innovation for Growth,
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Laura Favinger
SVP, Head of Government and Industry Affairs
Zurich, North America
- Nathan Fenstermacher
Managing Director of National Security and International Policy
Center for American Progress
- Joseph Firschein
Deputy Associate Director and Community Affairs OfficeDivision of Consumer and Community Affairs
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Joel Friedman
VP for Federal Fiscal Policy
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Kate Gordon
Vice Chair of Climate and Sustainable Urbanization
Paulson Institute
- Jennifer Granholm
Chair, American Jobs Project
Senior Contributor, CNN
Formerly:
Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011
Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003
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Maggie Hassan
United States Senator (D-NH)
State of New Hampshire
- Chye-Ching Huang
Senior Tax Policy Analyst
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- John Jones
Chief of Staff
U.S. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
Formerly:
National Security Director, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
- Angela Maria Kelley
Vice President for Immigration Policy and Advocacy
Center for American Progress Action
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Daniella Gibbs Leger
Senior Vice President, Communications and Strategy
Center for American Progress
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Andrew Light
Distinguished Senior Fellow
World Resources Institute
Formerly:
Senior Advisor and India Counselor to the U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change,
Secretary of State’s Office of Planning Policy (Obama)
- Annie Kuster
U.S. Representative (D-NH)
- Andrew Light
Distinguished Senior Fellow
World Resources Institute
Formerly:
Senior Advisor and India Counselor to the U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change, Secretary of State’s Office of Planning Policy (Obama)
- Michael Linden
Managing Director, Policy & Research
The Hub Project
- Holger Mahnicke
Director of the Department of Culture and Communications
German Embassy to the United States
Formerly:
German Ambassador to Cameroon
- Stewart Matthews
First Secretary and Head of Administration
Northern Ireland Bureau
- Brian McCabe
Managing Partner
DCI Group
- Mike Mitchell
Senior Policy Analyst
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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Guy Molyneux
Partner
Hart Research Associates
- Ken Monahan
Director, International Trade Policy
National Association of Manufacturers
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Nicole Nason
Assistant Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
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Greg Nickerson ’89
Founder
Washington Tax & Public Policy Group
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Jessica O'Connell
CEO
Democratic National Committee
- Ann O’Leary
Formerly:
Co-Director, Clinton-Kaine Transition
Senior Policy Advisor, Hillary For America
Legislative Director, Senator Hillary Clinton
Special Assistant to President Bill Clinton
Senior Policy Advisor, US Department of Education
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Colonel Rich Outzen
Policy Planning Staff
U.S. Department of State
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Bob Paduchik
Co-Chair
Republican National Committee
- Andrea Purse
Communications Director
The Hub Project
- Stephane Valencia Ramirez
Strategic Partnerships and Outreach
Google
- Ilia Rodriguez
Senior Vice President
The Daschle Group
- Ken Salazar
Partner
WilmerHale
Formerly:
50th United States Secretary of the Interior, 2009-2013
United States Senator (D-CO)
- John Samples
Vice President
Cato Institute
- Bill Samuel
Government Affairs Director
AFL CIO
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Scott Schaier
Executive Director, Beer Distributors of NH
Board of Directors: BREW NH, NH Community Seafood, and NH the Beautiful
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Alec Schrienbeck
Clerk, Justice Breyer
Supreme Court of the United States
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Faiz Shakir
National Political Director
American Civil Liberties Union - Alyssa Shooshan
AVP, Member and Board Relations
National Association of Manufacturers
Formerly:
Chief of Staff, Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH)
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Anja Simone
Counselor – Labor, Health and Social Policy
German Embassy, Washington, D.C.
- Zakiya Smith
Strategy Director
Lumina Foundation
Formerly:
Senior Advisor for Education, White House Domestic Policy Council (Obama)
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Anna Soellner
Communications Director
Reddit
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Winnie Stachelberg
Executive Vice President, External Affairs
Center for American Progress
- Crystal L. Tully
Legislative Assistant
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Office of Sen. Roger Wicker, (R-MS)
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Milena Tutsch
Spokesperson
German Embassy, Washington, D.C.
- Alan Viard
Principal Tax Policy Expert
American Enterprise Institute
Formerly:
Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Senior Economist, White House Council of Economic Advisors
- Howie Wachtel
Director of UN and Multilateral Affairs
National Security Council
- Sarah Wartell
President
Urban Institute
Formerly:
Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council
- Brittany Weaver ’10 ‘15G
Legislative Assistant
Office of Senator Maggie Hassan
- Amanda Wood
Director, Employment Policy
National Association of Manufacturers
- Tom Worrall
Partner
Witmer and Worrall
Formerly:
SVP, The Rhoads Group
Director of Team 100, Republican National
Monday, January 9, 2023
Chris Edwards – Director of Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute
Faiz Shakir – Founder and Executive Director, More Perfect Union
Chief Political Adviser, Friends of Bernie Sanders; Former Campaign Manager, Sanders for President
Daniella Gibbs Léger – Executive V.P. of Communications and Strategy, Center for American Progress
Former Special Assistant to President Obama; Former Deputy Director of Communications, Democratic National Committee
Sarah Miller – Executive Director and Founder, American Economic Liberties Project
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Kris Cox – Deputy Director of Federal Tax Poicy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Panel
Guy Molyneux – Partner, Hart Research
David Dixon '86 – Partner, Dixon Davis Media Group
Jennifer Granholm – Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy
Former Governor of Michigan
Seth Johnson – Director of Data and Analytics, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Brian McCabe '91 – Managing Partner, DCI Group
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Crystal Tully '05 – Minority (Republican) General Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services
Greg Nickerson '89 – Founder, Washington Tax & Public Policy Group
Former Tax Counsel to Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) on the Committee on Ways and Means; Delegate and Caucus Team at the 2004 Republican National; Attorney advisor to the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the 2004 and 2006 elections
Rich Ashooh '86 – Vice President of Global Affairs, Lam Research Corporation
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration 2017-2020; Candidate for Congress 2010 and 2016
John Jones – Senior Vice President, National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO); Director of National Security Policy, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Michael Linden – Senior Advisor, Office of Management and Budget
Aaron "Ronnie" Chatterji – White House Coordinator for CHIPS Implementation at the National Economic Council
Former Senior Economist for the Obama Administration's Council of Economic Advisors
Curtis Reid – Chief of Staff, National Security Council
Neera Tanden – Staff Secretary, White House
Heather Boushey– Member of Council of Economic Advisers
Former Founder and President of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Friday, January 13, 2023
Andrew Light – Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Department of Energy
Markus Teglas – Minister Counselor, German Embassy
Ken Monahan – Vice President of International and Economic Affairs, National Association of Manufacturers
Angela Kelley– Chief Advisor, Policy and Partnerships, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Former Senior Counselor on Immigration, Department of Homeland Security
Monday, January 10, 2022
John Podesta – Founding President, Center for American Progress
Former Chief of Staff, President Bill Clinton; Counselor to President Barack Obama
Chris Edwards – Director of Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute
Rich Ashooh '86 – Vice President of Global Affairs, Lam Research Corporation
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration 2017-2020; Candidate for Congress 2010 and 2016
Guy Molyneux – Partner, Hart Research
Faiz Shakir – Founder and Executive Director, More Perfect Union
Chief Political Adviser, Friends of Bernie Sanders; Former Campaign Manager, Sanders for President
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Andrew Light – Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Department of Energy
Jennifer Granholm – Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy
Former Governor of Michigan
Jake Sullivan – Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (National Security Advisor)
Markus Teglas – Minister Counselor, German Embassy
Angela Kelley – Senior Counselor on Immigration, Department of Homeland Security
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Daniella Gibbs Léger – Executive V.P. of Communications and Strategy, Center for American Progress
Former Special Assistant to President Obama; Former Deputy Director of Communications, Democratic National Committee
James Kvaal – Under Secretary of Education, Department of Education
David Dixon '86 – Partner, Dixon Davis Media Group
Juliet Eilperin – Editor, The Washington Post
Brian McCabe '91 – Managing Partner, DCI Group
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Heather Boushey – Member of Council of Economic Advisers
Former Founder and President of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Michael Linden – Senior Advisor, Office of Management and Budget
Neera Tanden – Staff Secretary, White House
Greg Nickerson '89 – Founder, Washington Tax & Public Policy Group
Former Tax Counsel to Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) on the Committee on Ways and Means; Delegate and Caucus Team at the 2004 Republican National; Attorney advisor to the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the 2004 and 2006 elections
John Jones – Senior Vice President, National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO); Director of National Security Policy, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
Sarah Rosen Wartell – President, Urban Institute
Friday, January 14, 2022
Seth Johnson – Director of Data and Analytics, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Rohit Chopra – Director, Consumer Finance Protection Board
Ken Monahan – Vice President of International and Economic Affairs, National Association of Manufacturers
Crystal Tully '05 – Minority (Republican) Deputy Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Monday, January 7, 2019
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Heather Boushey – Executive Director and Chief Economist
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Laura Favinger ‘82 – Chief Administrative Officer
Insurance Information Institute
12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Greg Nickerson ’89 – Founder
Washington Tax & Public Policy Group
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Rich Ashooh ’86 – Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Bureau of Industry and Security, US Department of Commerce
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Howie Wachtel – Director of UN and Multilateral Affairs
National Security Council
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
9:40 - 11:30 a.m.
Gerard Araud – Ambassador of France to the United States
French Embassy
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
David Dixon ‘86 – Political Media Strategist and Partner
Davis-Dixon Media Group
2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Scott Dullea ‘89 – Director of International Affairs
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Sarah Rosen Wartell – President
The Urban Institute
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Faiz Shakir – National Political Director
American Civil Liberties Union
12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Winnie Stachelberg, Excutive Vice President, External Affairs
Daniella Gibbs Leger, Senior Vice President, Communications and Strategy
Center for American Progress
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Bill Samuel – Government Affairs Director
AFL-CIO
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Alan Viard – Resident Scholar
American Enterprise Institute
6:30 p.m.
Brian McCabe ‘91 – Managing Partner
DCI Group
Thursday, January 10, 2019
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Alec Schrienbeck – Clerk, Justice Breyer
Supreme Court of the United States
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Noelia Duchovny – Analyst
Congressional Budget Office
12:30 - 1:50p.m.
Jim Carroll ’86 – Senior Vice President, Global Government Relations
Honeywell
2:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Brittany Weaver ’10 ‘15G – Legislative Assistant
Office of Senator Maggie Hassan
5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
Andrew Light – Distinguished Senior Fellow
World Resources Institute
Friday, January 11, 2019
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Guy Molyneux – Partner
Hart Research Associates
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Bob Drogin – Washington Deputy Bureau Chief
Los Angeles Times
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Joe Firschein – Deputy Associate Director and Community Affairs Officer
Federal Reserve
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Chris Edwards
Director of Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute
