Center for American Progress

Leadership & Staff

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Thomas Kalil Obama science and tech adviser

• Senior Fellow

Hamilton E James Private equity billionaire; Executive Vice Chairman of Blackstone

• trustee advisory board member

Mia Ives-Rublee Director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress

• Director, Disability Justice Initiative

Frances Colon Sr. Director for Int'l Climate at Center for American Progress; President Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

• Senior Director for International Climate

Winnie Stachelberg Biden Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior

• EVP, External Affairs

Noreen Nielsen Director of the Energy War Room at the Center for American Progress Action Fund

• Director of the Energy War Room

Arkadi Gerney Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress

• Senior Fellow

Catherine Brown former top domestic policy advisor for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign

• Vice President for Education Policy (Jun 1 '14→?)

Adam Conner former public policy manager, Facebook

• VP, Technology Policy (Aug '19→?)

Kate Gordon Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy

• senior fellow [+1]

• VP for energy policy (past)

Board Members

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Kristin Mugford Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School; former Managing Director, Bain Capital

• Board Member

Susan Sandler Sandler Foundation

• Board Member

Stacey Abrams American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017

• Board Member

Hansjorg Wyss Swiss entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist. Billionaire ex-CEO of Synthes USA

• Board Member

Neera Tanden Biden White House staff secretary; former president, Center for American Progress

• Board Member

Donald Sussman Managed Paloma Partners hedge fund

• Board Member

Carol Browner Former EPA Administrator, corporate consultant

• Board Member [+1]

• Board Member (?→'09)*

John Podesta former chief of staff to Clinton and advisor to Obama; chairman of Clinton 2016 campaign

• Chairman [+1]

• Board Member

Jose Villarreal Lobbyist at Akin Gump

• Board Member

Tom Steyer Farallon Capital Management. 2020 Dem presidential candidate. Backs NextGen Climate Action, Trump impeachment

• Board Member

Donors

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Walton Family Foundation Inc Philanthropic foundation affiliated with family that owns Walmart

• Donation/Grant · 521,295 USD ('15→'16)

The Walmart Foundation Wal-Mart foundation

• Grant · 500,000 USD

Joyce Foundation Charitable foundation in Great Lakes region

• Grant · 150,000 USD ('12) [+1]

• Donation/Grant

PickensPlan.com, Inc. 501(c)(4) organization

• Donation · 125,000 USD ('08→'09)

Women Effect Fund

• Donation/Grant

Kendeda Fund

• Donation/Grant

Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

• Donation/Grant

Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund

• Donation/Grant

WK Kellogg Foundation

• Donation/Grant

Heising-Simons Foundation

• Donation/Grant

Donations

American Enterprise Institute Largest neoconservative think tank

• Donation/Grant · 200,000 USD ('17)

Center for Law and Social Policy DC "Anti-Poverty" Program (CLASP)

• Donation/Grant · 152,735 USD*

Evidence-Based Reform: Advancing the Education of Students At Risk Center for American Progress White Paper Pushing What Works Clearinghouse Approach

• Funder ('05)

Edbuild Inc

• Donation/Grant

Child Organizations

Center for American Progress Action Fund The Center for American Progress Action Fund is a progressive think-tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action.

• Child Org

Choosing More Time For Students: The What, Why, and How of Expanded Learning Center for American Progress Whitepaper Funded by Hewlett Packard

• Child Org ('07→?)*

Parents

Commission on Inclusive Prosperity a transatlantic group convened by the Center for American Progres

• Parent Org

Members

Government's Role in Pay for Success Kristina Costa, Center for American Progress, San Francisco Federal Reserve 2013

• Co-Author ('13→?)*

Bank of America Corporation The largest bank holding company in the United States

• Business Alliance

Memberships

All Above All reproductive rights group

• Member

Americans for Tax Fairness

• Member

US Climate Action Network

• Member

High Achievement NY Statewide Ed Reform Group

• Member

Safety + Justice Challenge MacArthur Foundation Prison "Reform" Initiative, 5-Year $148 Million

• Strategic Ally

Education Resource Strategies (Funding Formulas) Data-Driven Accountability and Restructuring Consultancy

• Partner*

Miscellaneous Relationships

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Suhag Shukla, Esq. Executive Director & Hindu America Foundation Co-Founder

• named “faith leaders to watch in 2017”

Clean Slate

• Affiliation

Do No Harm Act

• supported by

Voter ID

• opposed by

Policy Innovators In Education Network

• Affiliation

Reentry and The Road Home Center for American Progress Panel Discussion 2016

• Event ('16→?)*

Expanded Learning Time Should Be Part of the 21st Century Community Learning Center Program Center for American Progress Initiative

• Promoted by ('13→?)*

Kamala Harris Vice President of the United States

• Maternal Health Event Speaker ('18→?)*

Social Finance: A Primer 2013 Report Prepared for Center for American Progress by Sonal Shah

• Prepared for ('13→?)

Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education Education Policy Center

• Related Organization