Polis Distinguished Fellows

The Polis Distinguished Fellows Program brings accomplished political practitioners, public servants, and organizers to campus to engage with our community and to dedicate some portion of their time to a project that promises an innovative solution to a problem of contemporary politics and that involves students in the process.

The program honors extraordinary leadership in politics and public service. Fellows are prominent figures who bring expertise and experience from their roles as practitioners in politics and governance, campaigns, activism, journalism, media, etc.

FELLOWS

AY22-23 Polis Distinguished Fellow

Huma Abedin

Top Aide & Longtime Advisor to Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
AY24-25 Polis Distinguished Fellow

Richard Burr

Principal Policy Advisor, DLA Piper LLP & Former North Carolina State Senator
AY23-24 Polis Distinguished Fellow

John Harwood

Veteran Journalist
AY25-28 Civil Discourse Project Resident Fellow

John Hillen

Former US Assistant Secretary of State
AY22-23 Polis Distinguished Fellow

Reggie Love

Senior Advisor, Apollo Global Management & Former Personal Aide to President Barack Obama
AY22-23 Polis Distinguished Fellow

Minh-Thu Pham

Co-Founder of New American Voices & Former Director of Global Policy, United Nations Foundation
Resident Polis Distinguished Fellow

David Price

Former U.S. Representative for North Carolina District 4
AY25-26 Polis Distinguished Fellow

Michael Regan

16th Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
AY21-22 Polis Distinguished Fellow

Miriam Sapiro

Former Acting & Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
AY25-26 Polis Distinguished Fellow

Danny Werfel

Former Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)