Executive Leadership Jesse Shelburne, President Jesse is an Eliot House resident and a Government concentrator pursuing a secondary in Psychology. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Jesse found a second home at the IOP and is incredibly honored to serv ...

Scott Jennings CNN Contributor and Former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush Scott Jennings is the Founding Partner of RunSwitch Public Relations and a political commentator on CNN. RunSwitch is Kentucky’s largest PR and public affairs firm,  p ...

Adam Conner Former Government & Public Sector Lead, Slack Technologies Adam Conner has spent the last decade working at the intersection of technology, politics, policy, and elections as the first Washington, D.C. employee for several Silicon Valley c ...

Betsy Hodges Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota (2014-2018) Betsy Hodges  was the 47th mayor of Minneapolis (2014 – 2018). Among key accomplishments of her administration were: creating a Zero Waste Minneapolis, her Cradle to K Cabinet, improving police-comm ...

Ed Gillespie Republican National Committee Chairman (2003-2005) and Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate (2017) Ed Gillespie has been a national and state Republican Party chairman, top White House and Congressional aide, Republican nominee for both the U.S. ...

Symone Sanders Strategist, Priorities USA and Former National Press Secretary for Senator Bernie Sanders’ 2016 Campaign Symone D. Sanders is a strategist and CNN political commentator who rose to prominence during her tenure as the national press secretar ...

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A public address by His Excellency Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson President of Iceland John P. Holdren (Moderator) Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, HKS Co-Director, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, HKS Faculty Co-Lead, ...

Learn more about IOP's signature Director's Internship Program on Wednesday, January 24th at 5:00PM in Littauer 166. The Director's Internship Program offers over 100 fully funded positions in politics and public service throughout the US a ...

Introductory Remarks by Drew Gilpin Faust President of Harvard University A public address by Dick Durbin United States Senator, Illinois Bill Delahunt (Moderator) Acting Director, Institute of Politics Former United States Representative, Massachusetts S ...