Michael Carpenter served in the Pentagon as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense with responsibility for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia, the Balkans, and Conventional Arms Control. He also served in the White House as a foreign policy advisor to Vice President Joe Biden as well as on the National Security Council as Director for Russia.

Garrity comes to the Penn Biden Center as a member of the University of Penn family, most recently serving as the Finance Administrative Coordinator with the Penn Center for Innovation (PCI).

Michael Jaeger supports the Penn Biden Center team as a Multimedia Specialist managing and developing web content and supporting back-end processes. Jaeger brings years of experience working in tech and academic institutions.

Caroline Tess served in a number of positions in the Obama Administration at the National Security Council and State Department from 2010-2017.  Prior to joining the Administration, Caroline worked on Capitol Hill on the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Senator Harry Reid’s leadership staff, and in the office of Senator Bill Nelson.