Leadership

New America’s leadership team shapes and guides our organizational strategy to turn bold ideas into innovative solutions.

Executive Leadership Team

Paul E. Butler
Paul E. Butler
Paul E. Butler

President & Chief Transformation Officer, New America

Peter Bergen
Peter Bergen
Peter Bergen

Vice President, Global Studies & Fellows; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

Kevin Carey
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Kevin Carey

Vice President, Education & Work

Lilian Coral
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Lilian Coral

Vice President, Technology & Democracy, New America

David Lanham
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David Lanham

Vice President, Content & Communications

Mark Schmitt
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Mark Schmitt

Senior Director, Political Reform Program

Board of Directors

Sally Osberg
Sally Osberg
Sally Osberg

Former President & CEO, Skoll Foundation; Board Chair, New America

Monica C. Lozano
Monica C. Lozano
Monica C. Lozano

Former President and CEO, College Futures Foundation; Vice Chair of the Board, New America

Todd Park
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Todd Park

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Devoted Health; Vice Chair of the Board, New America

Robert Abernethy
Robert Abernethy
Robert Abernethy

Chairman, American Standard Development Company; Board Member, New America

Danielle Allen
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Danielle Allen

James Bryant Conant University Professor, Harvard University; Advisory Board, New America

Michael Crow
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Michael Crow

President, Arizona State University; Advisory Board, New America

James Fallows
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James Fallows

National Correspondent, The Atlantic; Chair Emeritus and Secretary, New America

Anthony Foxx
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Anthony Foxx

Emma Bloomberg Professor of Practice & Director of the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; Board Member, New America

Helene D. Gayle
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Helene D. Gayle

Former President, Spelman College; Advisory Board, New America

Zachary Karabell
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Zachary Karabell

President, River Twice Research and Founder, the Progress Network; Advisory Board, New America

Don Katz
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Don Katz

Founder, Audible; Board Member, New America

Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher

Co-Founder, A-Grade Investments, Sound Ventures, and Thorn; Board Member, New America

Lenny T. Mendonca
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Lenny T. Mendonca

Senior Partner Emeritus, McKinsey; Chair Emeritus, New America

Mona Mourshed
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Mona Mourshed

President and Global CEO, Generation; Board Member, New America

James (Jim) O’Brien
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James (Jim) O’Brien

Senior VP University Affairs and Chief of Staff, Office of University Affairs, Arizona State University; Board Member, New America

Moira Shourie
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Moira Shourie

Executive Director, Zócalo Public Square; Board Member, New America

Ashley Swearengin
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Ashley Swearengin

President & CEO, Central Valley Community Foundation; Board Member, New America

Stephanie Valencia
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Stephanie Valencia

Co-Founder of Equis and Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Latino Media Network; Board Member, New America

Board Emeriti

Liaquat Ahamed
Liaquat Ahamed

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2009-2013)

David G. Bradley
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David G. Bradley

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2009-2021); Chairman, Atlantic Media Company

David Brooks
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David Brooks

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2016-2022); Columnist, New York Times

Maxine Clark
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Maxine Clark

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2018-2022); CEO, Clark-Fox Family Foundation; Founder, Build-A-Bear Workshop

Boykin Curry
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Boykin Curry

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2010-2021); Partner, Eagle Capital

Mohamed El-Erian
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Mohamed El-Erian

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2014-2016); Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz

Tom Freston
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Tom Freston

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2017-2023); Principal, Firefly3 LLC

Francis Fukuyama
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Francis Fukuyama

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2001-2015); Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

Atul A. Gawande
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Atul A. Gawande

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2009-2021); CEO, Haven

Katherine Gehl
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Katherine Gehl

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2019-2023); Founder & Chairman, The Institute for Political Innovation

William W. Gerrity
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William W. Gerrity

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2008-2022); CEO, Gerrity Group

Rita E. Hauser
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Rita E. Hauser

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2009-2014); President, The Hauser Foundation

Kati Marton
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Kati Marton

Board Member Emeritus, New America (1999-2016); Author & Journalist

Walter Russell Mead
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Walter Russell Mead

Board Member Emeritus, New America (1999-2020); James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities, Bard College

Cecilia Muñoz
Cecilia Muñoz
Cecilia Muñoz

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2023-2024); Former VP of Public Interest Technology & Local Initiatives, New America

Steven Rattner
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Steven Rattner

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2012-2017); Chairman, Willett Advisors LLC

Reihan Salam
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Reihan Salam

Board Member Emeritus, New America (2015-2017); President, Manhattan Institute; Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow, 2010

Eric Schmidt
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Eric Schmidt

Board Member Emeritus, New America (1999-2016); Executive Chairman, Alphabet, Inc.