Biography is Professor of Education and International Affairs and immediate past Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the George Washington University, a role he held for 15 years. He is past president of the National Academy of Education and nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Feuer came to GW in 2010 after 25 years in leadership…
Biography Patrick T. Harker is a distinguished scholar, academic leader, and public policy expert with a career spanning the highest levels of academia, government, and finance. He currently serves as the Rowan Distinguished Professor, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and as Director of Academic Engagement…
Biography Heather Boushey is a professor of practice at Kleinman Center. Boushey is one of the nation’s most influential voices on economic policy and a leading economist who focuses on the intersection between economic inequality, growth, and public policy. She served in the Biden administration as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers and…
Contact Biography Elizabeth Klein is an experienced leader in clean energy, climate change, and environmental law and policy. Klein most recently served as the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management at the U.S. Department of the Interior, responsible for the management of America’s offshore energy and mineral resources. Prior to assuming that role,…
Contact Biography Mike Nelson is the Chief of Staff/ Director of Communications at Penn Washington, the University of Pennsylvania’s office in Washington, D.C. He is also a member of the Atlantic Council’s Counterterrorism Project. Michael Nelson most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer at the Global Energy Security Institute and, prior to that, as…
Biography Aaleyah is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania from Bentonville, Arkansas, studying Political Science and Africana Studies in the College, with a language certificate in Mandarin Chinese. She is passionate about advocacy, law, public policy, and social change, with particular interests in criminal justice, educational equity, and voting rights. She enjoys learning about other…
Biography Taran Courchesne is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania and a Domestic Programs Intern at Penn Washington. At Penn, Taran majors in Politics, Philosophy & Economics, with a concentration in Global Affairs. Taran’s policy interests lie in the areas of technology, AI, the environment, and domestic economics. He also has an innate interest…
Biography Yahel Tamir is a junior from Boston, Massachusetts, studying Political Science and Modern Middle East Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. He is particularly interested in diplomacy and public relations, with a regional focus on the Middle East, and hopes to pursue a career at the intersection…
Biography Celeste Wallander is the Executive Director of Penn Washington, the University of Pennsylvania’s office in Washington, D.C. She also serves as a Senior Advisor at WestExec Advisors and is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Additionally, Celeste is a Visiting Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With over…
Contact Steven Pearlstein is the Robinson Professor of Public Affairs at George Mason University and Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Washington. For 35 years, Pearlstein wrote about economics and business for the Washington Post, winning the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for commentary for columns anticipating and explaining the recent financial crisis and global…