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Since 2002, Andrea Batista Schlesinger has applied her background in
public policy, politics and communications to lead the effort to turn
the Drum Major Institute, originally founded by an advisor to Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. during the civil rights movement, into a
progressive policy institute with national impact. During her tenure as
Executive Director, DMI has released several important policy papers to
national audiences; produced the only progressive analysis of the
immigration debate addressing the concerns of the squeezed
middle-class; created its Marketplace of Ideas series, which highlights
successful progressive policies from across the country; launched two
policy blogs that reach several thousand readers each day; and,
launched a national program to connect college students from
under-represented communities to careers in policy. Andrea has doubled
DMI's staff, capacity and budget, making it a leading source for
progressive ideas.
Andrea studied public policy at the University of Chicago. Before
DMI, Andrea directed a national campaign to engage college students in
the discussion on the future of Social Security for the Pew Charitable
Trusts and served as the education advisor to Bronx Borough President
Fernando Ferrer. She has been profiled in publications including the
New York Times, New Yorker magazine, Latina Magazine and in 'Hear us
Now,' an award-winning documentary about her tenure as the student
member of the New York City Board of Education. In media outlets from
NPR to The Huffington Post, Andrea is turned to for her
forward-thinking analysis on America's greatest challenges. She has
appeared on television shows including CNN's 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' and
has been published in publications including The Nation, New York Newsday, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Mississippi Sun Herald, New York Daily News, Alternet.com, Tom Paine.com, New York Sun, Colorlines Magazine, The Chief-Leader, and City Limits magazine. She was named a '40 under 40 Rising Star' by Crain's New York Business in 2007, a “Next Generation of Political Leaders in New York' by City Hall Newspaper,
and received a LatinaPAC Dolores Huerta Award for 'making great strides
in promoting progress in our community.' She serves on the Editorial
Board of The Nation, and the boards of the Sadie Nash
Leadership Project, WireTap and the Applied Research Center. Andrea has
presented at numerous conferences, including Take Back America,
Institute for Women's Policy Research, YearlyKos, and Facing Race. She
was recently appointed by New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn
to the New York City Traffic Mitigation Congestion Commission.
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