Roosevelt Institution
Encyclopedia
The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, formerly the Roosevelt Institution, is the first student-run policy organization in the United States
. It is a part of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
, an organization with offices in New York, NY, Washington, DC, and Hyde Park, NY, focused on carrying forward through new leaders and ideas the values and spirit that Franklin and Eleanor
brought to the last century. Roosevelt currently has 8,500 active members and over 80 established chapters both in the United States
and abroad.
Individual chapters on college campuses conduct research and write policy regarding various public issues. It is the first student-run policy research group or "think tank" in the United States
.
Roosevelt was founded at Stanford University
and Yale University
following the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election
. Its name is a counterpoint to the conservative Hoover Institution
at Stanford.
Soon after the '04 election, Kai Stinchcombe was trying to figure out what to do next. He had toiled for the Kerry presidential campaign alongside countless young politicos, and yet the election offered little reprieve; they remained just as passionate the day after the election as they had been the day before, except now they lacked something to do. So he returned to Stanford and emailed a few list-servs suggesting they form a progressive student think tank to fight the influence of Stanford's conservative Hoover Institution. The email soon reached Dar Vanderbeck at Bates College and Jessica Singleton at Middlebury and they responded, proposing that such an organization could exist on campuses across the country. This suggestion proved prophetic when a student revealed that his friend Jesse Wolfson had just launched a similar project at Yale. Kai called Jesse and the two groups joined forces.
These pioneers had realized that college campuses were brimming with innovative policy analysis, but unlike the powerful "think tanks" that proactively market to policymakers, students' ideas weren't reaching anyone. Or, as Roosevelt's founders put it: "Colleges are already effectively think tanks -- just not effective think tanks". From that playful observation grew a resonant call to action and the nation’s first (and only) student think tank was born. These students would not be advocates of others’ ideas, but generators of new solutions for classic problems. With the same fervor they brought to the campaign trail, a new generation of progressives and informed problem-solvers were preparing to storm the nation’s political stage.
The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI) awarded the Roosevelt Institution its first major endorsement and a blessing from the Roosevelt family. "We’ve been waiting for you for fifty years,” they told the young social entrepreneurs. This relationship opened many doors and the Roosevelt Institution's advisory board swelled with enthusiastic leaders in politics, business, and academia. Gradually, the press took notice of this unusual student groundswell and coverage from major media outlets helped drive waves of new chapters.
Emboldened, students planned the network's most ambitious projects to date: publishing a world-class student policy journal, and gathering all the chapters face-to-face for a first national conference. However, these endeavors would require resources far beyond the organization's existing capacity. So they officially incorporated, learned how to fundraise, hired a few full-time staff, and opened an office. Within months the Roosevelt Review was heading to print and FERI had agreed to host the conference on FDR's family estate in Hyde Park, NY. The Roosevelt Review became the first tangible proof that the organization could fulfill its central promise, and the pilgrimage to Hyde Park became the cornerstone of Roosevelt's annual traditions.
Though Roosevelt's policy model initially favored extended in-depth research, it soon evolved to include more succinct legislative proposals that cater to busy politicians and staffers. In 2006 Roosevelt even experimented with narrowing the scope of its agenda by voting on three annual "Roosevelt Challenges": improving socio-economic diversity in higher education, making America works for working families, and increasing energy independence. Students' strategies to address these challenges were published in the 25 Ideas series.
In 2007, the Roosevelt Institution marked a critical milestone by merging with the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Student leaders recognized that their organization had outgrown college dorm rooms and deserved support from a professional staff with greater experience and resources. Although students would continue to lead the campus network, FERI would provide invaluable institutional support and learned guidance. This devoted partnership is still realizing its full potential and has helped insure the Roosevelt Institution's longevity.
There are now six national policy centers that are consistent year-to year: defense and diplomacy, economic development, education, equal justice, energy and environment and health care. Each center has a lead strategist who is responsible for working with individual students on policy ideas, writing preemptive policy analyses on national legislation, and guiding the organization’s policy focused initiatives.
Students' work continues to be published in several collections including the 10 Ideas series, Roosevelt Rx, and Catalyst: Journal of Energy and Environmental Policy. And the acclaimed Roosevelt Summer Academy is entering its fourth successful year. With chapter membership booming, it's clear that students remain drawn to, and inspired by, the founders' original vision.
A host of young leaders have contributed to this mission, and they've expanded the organization from a few loosely affiliated schools to the nationwide constellation that The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network boasts today.
Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline establishes infrastructure for young professionals to advance the progressive movement by creating change as thought leaders and activists on a local and national stage. To achieve this mission, Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline is committed to identifying and empowering a group of young change-makers to impact the political dialogue and create progressive change through the Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline Fellows Program.
The Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline Fellows program is designed to provide a platform capable of launching the careers of young progressive thought leaders and activists through media training, publishing opportunities, direct mentorship from leading progressives in their field, connections to leaders in their communities, outlets for local leadership, and a place on the national stage as a writing and media fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. This platform will be a stage from which a young professional can advance their unique perspective on an issue, promote their innovative ideas for progressive change and amplify their voice as a progressive change-maker.
students the opportunity to pursue the development of a magnet high school in the town of Middletown, Connecticut. Think Impact does two
things: it re-articulates the goals of Roosevelt, to create change in our communities and
society, and gives students a concrete and progressive framework to do so.
on the issues they care about, challenging them to think boldly and deeply about what it will take to realize their vision. In launching Think 2040, Roosevelt has partnered with various organizations both in D.C. and across the United States to garner data and corrall support. As the conversation continues, participants are encouraged contribute their insights to the Blueprint for the Millennial America, a groundbreaking report that seeks to reshape the debate about America's future. The Blueprint is currently being developed by Roosevelt staffers and Summer Academy fellows and is expected to be fully conceptualized and presented in late 2010.
The Academy adds a complementary training curriculum and weekly networking events to create an integrated program of leadership development. The objective of the program is to bring new, diverse, and progressive voices into the political process. The program runs for 10 weeks from June to August.
In 2010, Roosevelt ran two concurrent programs: The Washington Academy and The Chicago Academy. The Washington Academy placed twenty students at the Roosevelt Institution's national office as well as at organizations such as the Center for American Progress
, the Economic Policy Institute
, the AFL-CIO
, National Security Network
, NDN
, and Center for Community Change
. The Chicago Academy placed ten students with different Chicago City Agencies where they worked on energy and environmental policy in an urban setting.
The Summer Academies can also become a springboard for ambitious young politicos. Kirsten Hill, the Campus Network's lead policy strategist for education, joined the National Staff after her summer with the Academy.
For more information about the program and this year's fellows, go to the Summer Academy's website here.
at the FDR estate, Hyde Park, New York. In the past, the program featured a variety of presentations from students who have published work in the 10 Ideas series and the Roosevelt Review, and is the launching ground for the Institution's policy agenda for the upcoming year.
In addition, the Campus Network hosts policy conferences in each of its regions. Until 2009, a Mid-Atlantic Conference brought the Roosevelt Mid-Atlantic region to Washington, DC. This is now the DC-International region.
The Roosevelt Review is Roosevelt's general policy journal. Unlike the 25 ideas series, very few proposals were published in the Review, and the papers go into much more detail. The Review was distributed nationally to government agencies as well as advocacy groups, and was published at the end of every summer. It will soon be released as a new publication focused on Think Impact proposals.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is a part of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
The Roosevelt Institute is a progressive non-profit organization devoted to carrying forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt by developing progressive ideas and bold leadership in the service of restoring America's health and security...
, an organization with offices in New York, NY, Washington, DC, and Hyde Park, NY, focused on carrying forward through new leaders and ideas the values and spirit that Franklin and Eleanor
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international...
brought to the last century. Roosevelt currently has 8,500 active members and over 80 established chapters both in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and abroad.
Individual chapters on college campuses conduct research and write policy regarding various public issues. It is the first student-run policy research group or "think tank" in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Roosevelt was founded at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
following the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election
United States presidential election, 2004
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...
. Its name is a counterpoint to the conservative Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution
The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by then future U.S. president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford....
at Stanford.
History
The Roosevelt Institution, now The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, was founded in 2004 by disillusioned young progressives seeking a stronger voice in American policymaking. Quinn Wilhelmi, one of the organization's founders, often told students that "the three pillars of politics are money, bodies, and ideas." When asked for money, young citizens gave what little they could; and when asked for bodies they joined protests, voter-registration drives, and neighborhood canvasses to get out the vote. But no one ever asked them for ideas. And while money and bodies put politicians in power, the war of ideas is waged between elections through public policy.Soon after the '04 election, Kai Stinchcombe was trying to figure out what to do next. He had toiled for the Kerry presidential campaign alongside countless young politicos, and yet the election offered little reprieve; they remained just as passionate the day after the election as they had been the day before, except now they lacked something to do. So he returned to Stanford and emailed a few list-servs suggesting they form a progressive student think tank to fight the influence of Stanford's conservative Hoover Institution. The email soon reached Dar Vanderbeck at Bates College and Jessica Singleton at Middlebury and they responded, proposing that such an organization could exist on campuses across the country. This suggestion proved prophetic when a student revealed that his friend Jesse Wolfson had just launched a similar project at Yale. Kai called Jesse and the two groups joined forces.
These pioneers had realized that college campuses were brimming with innovative policy analysis, but unlike the powerful "think tanks" that proactively market to policymakers, students' ideas weren't reaching anyone. Or, as Roosevelt's founders put it: "Colleges are already effectively think tanks -- just not effective think tanks". From that playful observation grew a resonant call to action and the nation’s first (and only) student think tank was born. These students would not be advocates of others’ ideas, but generators of new solutions for classic problems. With the same fervor they brought to the campaign trail, a new generation of progressives and informed problem-solvers were preparing to storm the nation’s political stage.
Growing Up
The fledgling network grew quickly and organically. Chapters experimented with both policy ideas and organizational structures and shared their best practices online. Students were excited to collaborate with other schools and small envoys began traveling between campuses. As the national infrastructure evolved, a team of logistical staff emerged to help coordinate inter-chapter operations and leading student policy wonks helped their peers shape raw arguments into meaningful proposals.The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI) awarded the Roosevelt Institution its first major endorsement and a blessing from the Roosevelt family. "We’ve been waiting for you for fifty years,” they told the young social entrepreneurs. This relationship opened many doors and the Roosevelt Institution's advisory board swelled with enthusiastic leaders in politics, business, and academia. Gradually, the press took notice of this unusual student groundswell and coverage from major media outlets helped drive waves of new chapters.
Emboldened, students planned the network's most ambitious projects to date: publishing a world-class student policy journal, and gathering all the chapters face-to-face for a first national conference. However, these endeavors would require resources far beyond the organization's existing capacity. So they officially incorporated, learned how to fundraise, hired a few full-time staff, and opened an office. Within months the Roosevelt Review was heading to print and FERI had agreed to host the conference on FDR's family estate in Hyde Park, NY. The Roosevelt Review became the first tangible proof that the organization could fulfill its central promise, and the pilgrimage to Hyde Park became the cornerstone of Roosevelt's annual traditions.
Though Roosevelt's policy model initially favored extended in-depth research, it soon evolved to include more succinct legislative proposals that cater to busy politicians and staffers. In 2006 Roosevelt even experimented with narrowing the scope of its agenda by voting on three annual "Roosevelt Challenges": improving socio-economic diversity in higher education, making America works for working families, and increasing energy independence. Students' strategies to address these challenges were published in the 25 Ideas series.
In 2007, the Roosevelt Institution marked a critical milestone by merging with the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Student leaders recognized that their organization had outgrown college dorm rooms and deserved support from a professional staff with greater experience and resources. Although students would continue to lead the campus network, FERI would provide invaluable institutional support and learned guidance. This devoted partnership is still realizing its full potential and has helped insure the Roosevelt Institution's longevity.
Roosevelt Today
Roosevelt's structure has gradually stabilized. In the early years, students took time off from school to staff the Roosevelt Institution. Today, there are four full time recent graduates working in the Washington, DC national office and they are aided by the FERI staff in New York.There are now six national policy centers that are consistent year-to year: defense and diplomacy, economic development, education, equal justice, energy and environment and health care. Each center has a lead strategist who is responsible for working with individual students on policy ideas, writing preemptive policy analyses on national legislation, and guiding the organization’s policy focused initiatives.
Students' work continues to be published in several collections including the 10 Ideas series, Roosevelt Rx, and Catalyst: Journal of Energy and Environmental Policy. And the acclaimed Roosevelt Summer Academy is entering its fourth successful year. With chapter membership booming, it's clear that students remain drawn to, and inspired by, the founders' original vision.
A host of young leaders have contributed to this mission, and they've expanded the organization from a few loosely affiliated schools to the nationwide constellation that The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network boasts today.
Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline
The Roosevelt Institute officially launched Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline in June 2011. The Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline is a new way for young professionals to connect to the progressive movement that empowers and provides exciting opportunities such as creating change in their communities, inserting ideas into the political dialogue and building a strong network. Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline members participate in a broad range of activities, including national fellowships, training opportunities, social events, speaker series, media placements, and Think Impact programming in addition to local engagement and change-making.Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline Fellows Program
Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline establishes infrastructure for young professionals to advance the progressive movement by creating change as thought leaders and activists on a local and national stage. To achieve this mission, Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline is committed to identifying and empowering a group of young change-makers to impact the political dialogue and create progressive change through the Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline Fellows Program.
The Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline Fellows program is designed to provide a platform capable of launching the careers of young progressive thought leaders and activists through media training, publishing opportunities, direct mentorship from leading progressives in their field, connections to leaders in their communities, outlets for local leadership, and a place on the national stage as a writing and media fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. This platform will be a stage from which a young professional can advance their unique perspective on an issue, promote their innovative ideas for progressive change and amplify their voice as a progressive change-maker.
Think Impact Policy Model
Think Impact encourages student to create policy with impact in mind. Think Impact brings ideas born at The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network to practical fruition in communities and society by providing a framework and grants to advance ideas. One recent Think Impact project provided Wesleyan UniversityWesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
students the opportunity to pursue the development of a magnet high school in the town of Middletown, Connecticut. Think Impact does two
things: it re-articulates the goals of Roosevelt, to create change in our communities and
society, and gives students a concrete and progressive framework to do so.
Think 2040
Think 2040, launched in early 2010, is a project of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network that empowers the Millenial generation to be the bold visionaries of their own time. Beginning with conversations across the country in the spring of 2010, Think 2040 engaged and engages Generation YGeneration Y
Generation Y, also known as the Millennial Generation , Generation Next, Net Generation, or Echo Boomers, describes the demographic cohort following Generation X. There are no precise dates for when the Millennial generation starts and ends, and commentators have used birth dates ranging somewhere...
on the issues they care about, challenging them to think boldly and deeply about what it will take to realize their vision. In launching Think 2040, Roosevelt has partnered with various organizations both in D.C. and across the United States to garner data and corrall support. As the conversation continues, participants are encouraged contribute their insights to the Blueprint for the Millennial America, a groundbreaking report that seeks to reshape the debate about America's future. The Blueprint is currently being developed by Roosevelt staffers and Summer Academy fellows and is expected to be fully conceptualized and presented in late 2010.
The Future Preparedness Initiative (FPI)
The Future Preparedness Initiative is a set of tools and programs designed to empower Millennials to confront the most difficult challenges facing their states and their nation. As the youngest set of voters, we Millennials must clearly state our needs and priorities for the world that we stand to inherit. The FPI includes a set of progress indicators, built through a collaborative engagement process, which set ambitious goals to reflect the Millennial Generation's needs and priorities. These indicators enable young thinkers to analyze specific policy provisions and to compare those provisions to alternative policy ideas. Additionally, its indicators guide our policy production process by highlighting long-term challenges that might otherwise be overlooked. The FPI also provides curricula for the sustainability challenges facing each state and the nation as a whole in order to empower Roosevelt members to approach the policy process more effectively.On Campus
Each individual chapter of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network consists of a number of policy centers, in which students interested in a given topic can join together and share research, ideas, and resources. Policy centers at each chapter are assisted by a central student leadership, typically a President and Vice President.Example set of policy centers (American University)
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In Washington
A national staff in Washington, D.C. supports the work of the campus network. There are usually four or five individuals in the office. Currently, there is a national director (Hilary Doe) who is largely in charge of development and fundraising. The deputy director (Taylor Jo Isenberg) primarily oversees the development and programming of the network. The field director (Winston Lofton) manages the regional staffers, part time paid students. The policy director (Reese Neader) is in charge of policy initiatives, and legislative work as well as managing a team of policy strategists, also full time students that are paid for part time work. The national network coordinator (Tarsi Dunlop) oversees network communications, internal office processes and all programming logistics. The Chapter Services Coordinator (Dante Barry) runs the Summer Academy program. The national staff oversees publications, the development of the alumni network, and provides opportunities for membership to participate in writers' conferences and initiatives. During the summer, the Roosevelt Academy (the Campus Network's major internship program) runs for ten weeks and places students in DC organizations and at various organizations within the city of Chicago. The program features a variety of presentations from students who have published work in the 10 Ideas series and the Roosevelt Review, and is the launching ground for the Institution's policy agenda for the upcoming year.The Roosevelt Summer Academy
The Roosevelt Summer Academy prides itself in replacing traditional intern duties like making coffee or photocopies with legitimate professional responsibilities like marking up legislation or running conferences. Academy interns receive stipends to work full-time at prestigious think tanks and other institutions serving the public interest in Washington, DC, and Chicago.The Academy adds a complementary training curriculum and weekly networking events to create an integrated program of leadership development. The objective of the program is to bring new, diverse, and progressive voices into the political process. The program runs for 10 weeks from June to August.
In 2010, Roosevelt ran two concurrent programs: The Washington Academy and The Chicago Academy. The Washington Academy placed twenty students at the Roosevelt Institution's national office as well as at organizations such as the Center for American Progress
Center for American Progress
The Center for American Progress is a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Its website states that the organization is "dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action." It has its headquarters in Washington D.C.Its President and Chief...
, the Economic Policy Institute
Economic Policy Institute
The Economic Policy Institute is a 501 non-profit, liberal, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy...
, the AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL–CIO, is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 11 million workers...
, National Security Network
National Security Network
The National Security Network is a non-profit foreign policy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that focuses on international relations, global affairs and national security...
, NDN
New Democrat Network
The New Democrat Network is an American think tank that promotes progressive Democratic candidates, especially those in a more centrist vein, although this focus has waxed and waned...
, and Center for Community Change
Center for Community Change
The Center for Community Change is one of the larger community building organizations in the United States. It was founded in 1968 in response to civil rights concerns of the 1960s...
. The Chicago Academy placed ten students with different Chicago City Agencies where they worked on energy and environmental policy in an urban setting.
The Summer Academies can also become a springboard for ambitious young politicos. Kirsten Hill, the Campus Network's lead policy strategist for education, joined the National Staff after her summer with the Academy.
For more information about the program and this year's fellows, go to the Summer Academy's website here.
Conferences
The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network hosts a conference each summer for incoming chapter leaders held in collaboration with the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt InstituteFranklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
The Roosevelt Institute is a progressive non-profit organization devoted to carrying forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt by developing progressive ideas and bold leadership in the service of restoring America's health and security...
at the FDR estate, Hyde Park, New York. In the past, the program featured a variety of presentations from students who have published work in the 10 Ideas series and the Roosevelt Review, and is the launching ground for the Institution's policy agenda for the upcoming year.
In addition, the Campus Network hosts policy conferences in each of its regions. Until 2009, a Mid-Atlantic Conference brought the Roosevelt Mid-Atlantic region to Washington, DC. This is now the DC-International region.
10 Ideas
The 10 Ideas publication series is The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network's primary vehicle for presenting policy ideas to legislators, Congress, communities, and the nation. It presents the 10 best ideas of student thinkers at The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network in health care, energy & the environment, education, equal justice, defense & diplomacy, and economic development as legislative briefs for maximum impact and resonance. The 10 Ideas series allows student thinkers to demonstrate their awareness of legislative issues and details, and present clear steps to implement innovative solutions to societal problems.Roosevelt Rx
Roosevelt Rx focuses exclusively on student policies for health care. It was divided into the broad "Issues" section, and the policy-oriented "Ideas" section. It garnered praise from the leadership of the American Public Health Association and American Medical Student Association, among others. It put the Millennial Generation at the forefront of a vibrant debate on Capitol Hill and the entire country today.Catalyst: Journal of Energy and Environmental Policy
Catalyst: Journal of Energy and Environmental Policy is a Roosevelt Institute Campus Network publication that includes summaries for policymakers, articles, and book reviews. It publishes under the tagline, "Sound science leads to sound policy." In the past, articles have argued for a "Federal Regulatory Strategy for Solar Power" and provided an "Analysis of Cap-and-Trade" for policymakers. Many articles are immediately relevant to legislation making its way through Capitol Hill today.Historical Publications
25 Ideas
25 Ideas is a set of 25 two-page policy proposals in three challenge areas. The most recent ideas publications were in the areas of Energy, Working Families, and Diversity in Higher Education. The three booklets are produced through the summer between academic school years.The Roosevelt Review
Review of Policy Research
The Roosevelt Institution and the Policy Studies Organization released a special issue of the Review of Policy Research with work from eight Roosevelt fellows. The issue was Roosevelt exclusive, and focused on both domestic and international poverty.Campus Network Locations
The Campus Network itself is divided into six regions: District of Columbia/International, Northeast, South, Midwest, Mountain West, and West.Advisory Boards
Roosevelt has a number of prominent individuals who have offered themselves as resources to the initiative. They assist in organization, feedback with ideas, and introductions with policymakers. Besides the three listed below, advisory groups for business and organization exist.National Advisory Board
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Al From Al From is the founder and former CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council. His ideas and political strategies during the past quarter century played a central role in the resurgence of the modern Democratic Party.... (Democratic Leadership Council Democratic Leadership Council The Democratic Leadership Council was a non-profit 501 corporation that, upon its formation, argued the United States Democratic Party should shift away from the leftward turn it took in the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s... ) Katrina vanden Heuvel Katrina vanden Heuvel is the editor, publisher, and part-owner of the magazine The Nation. She has been the magazine's editor since 1995. She is a frequent guest on numerous television programs... (The Nation The Nation The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation... ) Ambassador An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization.... William vanden Heuvel William vanden Heuvel William Jacobus vanden Heuvel is an attorney, businessman and author, as well as a former diplomat.He is the father of Katrina vanden Heuvel, longtime editor of The Nation magazine, and Wendy vanden Heuvel, children from his marriage to author/editor Jean Stein, the well-to-do daughter of Jules C... United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... Zoe Lofgren Zoe Lofgren Zoe Lofgren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in San Jose.-Early life, education, and early career:... |
Dee Dee Myers Dee Dee Myers served as White House Press Secretary for the first two years of the Clinton administration, from January 20, 1993 to December 22, 1994.-Early life and education:... (Fmr. W. H. Press Secretary White House Press Secretary The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the government administration.... ) Robert Reich Robert Bernard Reich is an American political economist, professor, author, and political commentator. He served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997.... (fmr. Secretary of Labor United States Secretary of Labor The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the Department of Labor who exercises control over the department and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies.... ) |
Academic Advisors
Roosevelt Academic advisers come from many different colleges, universities, and think tanks. They include, in a partial list:
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Todd Gitlin Todd Gitlin is an American sociologist, political writer, novelist, and cultural commentator. He has written widely on the mass media, politics, intellectual life and the arts, for both popular and scholarly publications.-New Left activist:... (Columbia Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the... ) Charles R. Middleton -Biography:Middleton graduated with his Bachelors degree from Florida State University. He received both his Masters degree and Doctorate from Duke University.... (Roosevelt College Pres.) |
Joel Rogers Joel Rogers is an American academic and political activist. Currently a professor of law, political science, public affairs and sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he also directs the Center on Wisconsin Strategy and its projects, including the Center for State Innovation, Mayors... (U. of Wisconsin–Madison University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866... ) Theda Skocpol Theda Skocpol is an American sociologist and political scientist at Harvard University. She served from 2005 to 2007 as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She is influential in sociology as an advocate of the historical-institutional and comparative approaches, and well-known in... (Harvard) |
Political Advisers
Roosevelt political advisers share the benefit of their political experience with the Institution. They include, in a partial list:
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William Perry William James Perry is an American businessman and engineer who was the United States Secretary of Defense from February 3, 1994, to January 23, 1997, under President Bill Clinton... (fmr. Secretary of Defense United States Secretary of Defense The Secretary of Defense is the head and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense of the United States of America. This position corresponds to what is generally known as a Defense Minister in other countries... ) John Podesta John David Podesta was the fourth and final White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton, from 1998 until 2001. He is the president of the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank in Washington, D.C., and is also a Visiting Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law... (fmr. White House Chief of Staff White House Chief of Staff The White House Chief of Staff is the highest ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President.The current White House Chief of Staff is Bill Daley.-History:... ) |
John Prendergast John Prendergast is an American human rights activist, author, and former Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council. He is the co-founder of the Enough Project, a non profit human rights organization affiliated with the Center for American Progress... (Human Rights Activist) Andrea Batista Schlesinger Andrea Batista Schlesinger was until 2009 the Executive Director of the Drum Major Institute. In February 2009, she took a leave from that position to work as a policy adviser to the re-election campaign of Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg.-Background:Andrea was born and raised in... (Drum Major Institute Drum Major Institute The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy is a non-profit American progressive public policy institute founded during the Civil Rights Movement... ) |