WASHINGTON FELLOWS
NRI’s Washington Fellows is a unique competitive program that helps anchor young leaders in the conservative movement by giving them an appreciation of its history, core tenets, talents, and resources. This high-quality, selective program introduces young leaders to important thinkers, institutions, and books in order to recreate the conservative movement for promising professionals who are positioned to be key decision-makers both in the private sector and Washington in the years to come.
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Washington Fellows Class of 2012-2013:
- Alexander Cox, Associate Attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Ammon Simon, Policy Counsel
- Ashok Pinto, Deputy Chief Counsel, Investigations
- Ben Daxon, Captain in the United States Army
- Blaise Warren, Attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
- Brandon James Smith, Deputy Director of the Student Division
- Brian Johnson, Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services
- Brian McGuire, Senior Communications Advisor and Speechwriter
- Brian C. Rabbitt, Attorney with Williams & Connolly LLP
- Bryan O'Keefe, Attorney at Shawe Rosenthal
- Caitlin Alcala, Legislative Assistant for the House Ways and Means Committee
- Daniel Rothschild, Director of External Affairs at the American Enterprise Institute
- David J. Shaw, Attorney at Covington & Burling LLP
- David Trulio, Business Development Director of Federal/Civil Programs
- Derrick Chambers, Principal at DCMG Sports and Entertainment LLC
- Hadley Heath, Senior Policy Analyst at the Independent Women's Forum
- Karen Rupprecht a Ph.D. student in Political Theory at Georgetown University
- Katie Pavlich, Journalist
- Mike Ginsberg, Attorney at Arnold & Porter LLP
- R. Mitchell Erdel, Assistant to Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO)
- Ryan Newman, Law Clerk to the Honorable Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Sergio Rodriguera, Professional Staff Member on the Committee on Financial Services
- Stacy Cline, Counsel to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Stan Veuger, Research Fellow in Economic Policy at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- Tessie Abraham, Legislative Counsel to Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA)
- Tyler Lowe, Assistant Director of the Faculty Division at the Federalist Society
- Vikram Srinivasan, Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives at the National Republican Congressional Committee
See Previous Washington Fellows Classes:
Board of Advisors
- Arne L. Christenson, Senior Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, American Express
- Edward W. Gillespie, Former Counselor, President George W. Bush
- Ron Haskins, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
- John Hillen, former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
- Susan B. Hirschmann, Principal, Williams & Jensen
- J. David Hoppe, President, Quinn Gillespie & Associates
- Leonard Leo, Executive Vice President, The Federalist Society
- Rich Lowry, Editor, National Review
- Dana Perino, Counselor, Burson-Marsteller
- Vin Weber, Managing Partner, Clark & Weinstock
- George Will, Columnist, Washington Post