Staff
David Mortimer
President
Mr. Mortimer is president and a trustee of The American Assembly, a national, non-partisan, and public affairs forum founded by Dwight D. Eisenhower and affiliated with Columbia University. Before joining The American Assembly, ... more >
Joe Karaganis
Vice President
Joe Karaganis joined the American Assembly as Vice President in 2010. His work focuses on the relationship between digital convergence and cultural production, and has recently included research on broadband adoption, data policy... more >
Karla Garcia
Chief Financial Officer
  Karla Garcia is the Chief Financial Officer at The American Assembly. She is responsible for all financial activity at the Assembly and serves as program coordinator for various projects. She has held several positions at Co... more >
Ashleigh Lawrence
Executive Assistant
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Mark Leneker
Program Coordinator
Mark joined The Assembly in 2003 and previously held an administrative assistant position at The Institute for Democracy Studies. He worked as an agent assistant at the commercial talent agency Schiffman, Ekman, Morrison, and M... more >
Terry Roethlein
Program Coordinator
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Sonal Shah

Sonal Shah, head of the White House's Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, was named an  'Next Generation' fellow in 2009, as part of the Assembly's project on cultivating new leadership for America foreign policy.  Before joining the White House, Shah managed and implemented two of Google.org's global development initiatives and served on President Obama's Transition Board overseeing the Technology, Innovation, Government Reform working group.