Democratic National Committee

Leadership & Staff

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Karen Finney Senior advisor to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign

• Senior Adviser ('18→?)

Andrew Tobias Financial Writer

• Treasurer ('99→?)

Eric Walker The DNC's deputy communications director

• deputy communications director (Feb '16→?) [+1]

• Western Regional Press Secretary (Apr '15→Feb '16)

Michael Sussmann partner in privacy and data security at the law firm Perkins Coie and a former Justice Department cybercrime prosecutor

• Member, Cybersecurity Advisory Board (Aug '16→?)

Aneesh Copra co-founder of Hunch Analytics and former chief technology officer of the U.S.

• Member, Cybersecurity Advisory Board (Aug '16→?)

Brad Marshall CPA; CFO of the DNC

• Chief Financial Officer ('92→?)

Luis Miranda Washington, DC public relations and communications

• Communications Director (Sep '15→?)

Mark Paustenbach DNC press secretary

• National Press Secretary (Jan '16→?)

Nicole Wong former White House Deputy CTO

• Member, Cybersecurity Advisory Board (Aug '16→?)

Michael W Kempner CEO of MWW Group, pr firm

• deputy national finance chair

Board Members

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Jaime R Harrison Candidate US Senate 2020; Former assistant to Democratic Majority Whip; Former Exec. Dir, House Democratic Caucus

• Chair (Jan 21 '21→Mar 1 '25) [+1]

• ASSOCIATE CHAIR AND SENIOR COUNSELOR ('17→?)

Bill Derrough DNC Treasurer

• Treasurer (Feb 25 '17→?)

Ken Martin Minnesota DFL chair

• Vice Chair (Apr '17→?)

Karen Carter Peterson Former Louisiana State Senator, District 5; charged with federal wire fraud in July 2022

• Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation ('17→?)

Lorna Johnson Owner, AFC Medical Group; Chair and CEO of LMJ Global Enterprises; assistant treasurer Democratic National Committee

• Assistant Treasurer (Mar '17→?)

Grace Meng US Representative from New York (2013-present)

• Vice Chair ('16→?)

Chris Korge Florida real estate developer, Democratic fundraiser

• National Finance Chair ('17→?)

Maria Elena Durazo Los Angeles County Federation of Labor

• Vice Chair ('13→?)

Howard Dean 79th Governor of Vermont

• Chairman ('05→'09)

Donald L Fowler Sr DNC chairman, 1995-97

• Chairman ('95→'97)

Donors

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Democratic Hope Fund Joint Obama-DNC Fundraising Committee

• Donation/Grant · 5,099,999 USD ('16→'18)

Michael Bloomberg NYC's info-billionaire former mayor; Publisher of Bloomberg LP

• Donation/Grant · 319,500 USD (Nov 19 '19)

Stafford Fitzgerald Haney Ambassador to Costa Rica

• 5 contributions · 150,900 USD ('08→'12)

Shari Aronson Pace University, principal, Aronson Family Foundation

• Donation/Grant · 97,500 USD (Aug 3 '16)

Timothy M Haley Co-founder of Redpoint Ventures

• Donation/Grant · 42,800 USD (Oct 10 '16→Aug 10 '20)

Jay C Hoag Founding general partner of Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV)

• Donation/Grant · 35,500 USD (Aug 27 '20)

Bill Derrough DNC Treasurer

• Donation · 35,500 USD (Jan 7 '20)

Andrew Bogen Attorney formerly at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

• Donation · 9,000 USD (?→'00)

Patricia Menendez Cambo Deputy General Counsel, SoftBank Group International

• Donation/Grant · 7,300 USD (Sep 14 '16)

Risa J Lavizzo-Mourey Former President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• Donation/Grant · 2,750 USD (May 31 '20→Sep 23 '20)

Campaign Donors

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Marsha Z Laufer Retired - Speech Pathologist, Lantana Florida

• 19 contributions · 612,000 USD ('01→Feb 19 '16)

Henry Laufer retired co-founder of Renaissance Technologies

• 12 contributions · 568,700 USD ('04→Feb 19 '16)

Bruce W Bastian Co founder and developer of WordPerfect

• 78 contributions · 563,413 USD ('00→Jul 16 '18)

Merle Chambers Founded and managed Axem Resources Incorporated, a privately held, independent oil and gas company

• 4 contributions · 544,000 USD (Sep 13 '19→Mar 9 '22)

Pat Stryker Stryker medical device heir, billionaire; Bohemian Companies

• 12 contributions · 419,800 USD ('04→May 29 '18) [+1]

• 2 contributions · 30,500 USD ('11)

Joel Greenblatt managing partner of Gotham Capital

• 15 contributions · 412,000 USD ('00→Oct 4 '16)

J W Kaempfer Chairman, McArthurGlen; Founded The Kaempfer Company in 1977, merged with Vornado Realty Trust in 2003.

• 13 contributions · 407,500 USD (Apr 2 '19→Jul 1 '21)

Cheryl Saban writer, psychologist, former U.N. Representative, philanthropist and advocate for women and children

• 12 contributions · 389,300 USD ('95→Jul 14 '16)

Mel Heifetz Philadelphia real estate developer

• 44 contributions · 387,990 USD ('00→Jul 30 '16)

Nathaniel Simons Co Founder of Prelude Ventures; Sea Change Foundation. Meritage Group founder, billionaire investor, climate change activist

• 8 contributions · 362,800 USD ('12→Jun 21 '16)

Child Organizations

DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account

• Child Org

Women's Leadership Forum Part of the DNC

• finance council ('93→?)*

DNC Non-Federal General 2

• Child Org

DNC - Non Federal Redistricting

• Child Org

DNC-Nonfederal-Corporate

• Child Org

DNC-Non-Federal Individual

• Child Org

Democratic National Committee Victory Leaders Council (VLC)

• Child Org

Democratic Party of Texas

• Child Org

DNC Credentials Committee

• child

Members

R T Rybak Former Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota and MN Gubernatorial Candidates

• Member

Ken Martin Minnesota DFL chair

• Minnesota DNC Member

Marge Hoffa Minnesota DNC member

• Minnesota DNC Member

Randi Weingarten American labor leader, attorney, and educator. President of American Federation of Teachers

• active member

Paul Ziffren Chairman of 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee

• Member (past)

Peter G. Kelly Long been active in Democratic politics at the local, state and national level, in the world of business on a national and international level and the practice of law in Connecticut and nationally.

• member*

Services & Transactions

Perkins Coie LLP Founded in Seattle, WA, in 1912

• law firm · 3,680,230 USD (Jan 1 '19→?)

Adrienne Elrod Political aide to Hilary Clinton; former Chief of Staff to Loretta Sanchez

• Consultant · 131,575 USD

Alexandria Chalupa

• consultant

Global Strategy Group consulting firm

• Service/Transaction

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Cyber security firm backed by Warburg Pincus and Alphabet

• contractor*

Judd Serlen Penn Schoen Berland SVP

• Service/Transaction

NGP VAN Vendor hired by Democratic National Committee that handles master list of Democratic voter information

• a vendor

Miscellaneous Relationships

Ben Wikler Chairman, Wisconsin Democratic Party, former MoveOn DC director

• chair candidate (Dec 1 '24→?)

Rahm Emanuel Biden Ambassador to Japan; Senior Counselor, Centerview Partners; former mayor of Chicago, Former Obama Chief of Staff

• potential chair candidate

SEIU Largest union in the US, primarily representing workers in health care, property services, and government

• Affiliation

Georgia State Election Board

• Affiliation

Guccifer 2.0 Hacker persona behind 2015-16 DNC data breaches, believed to be Russian GRU operatives

• Affiliation