CPU Board of Advisors

The Board of Advisors guides the Executive Board and is composed of external political leaders, including professors, activist group leaders, and political servants.

Kimberly S. Adams
President of Adams Political Research & Consulting
Lisa Anderson
Dean, Columbia Univ. School of International and Public Affairs
Yoni Appelbaum
Former CPU General Manager
Samir Arora
CC ’03, Former CPU General Manager
Democratic National Committee Political Operations Coordinator
Alan Brinkley
University Provost and Allan Nevins Professor of History
Jessica Buchanan
CC '05, Former President of the BSO
Marcus Cederqvist
Executive Director, New York Republican County Committee
Sandra Coyle
Founder, Women in Politics
Ishwara Glassman Chrein
CC ’02, SIPA ’03, former Columbia Political Union General Manager and Treasurer
McKinsey Business Analyst
Hans Decker
Adjunct Senior Residential Scholar
Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Former Senior Vice Chair of Siemens Corp.
Marc Dunkelman
CC '01, past General Manager, Columbia Political Union
Legislative Assistant, Congressman Anthony Weiner
David Eisenbach
Lecturer, History Department
Organizer of Friendly Fire series
Sahil Godiwala
CC '99, originator of Community Day at Columbia University
Maxine Griffith
Executive Vice President for Government and Community Affairs
Ilana Golant
CC '04, former General Manager, Columbia Political Union
Poppy Harlow
Anchor for CNNMoney.com
Scott Jeffrey
Libertarian Candidate
David Kim
CC '06 Former CPU General Manager
Mariya Konovalova
Former Executive Board Member
Joan Malin
Executive Director, Planned Parenthood (NY Executive Office)
Dan McLaughlin
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Political Consultant, Dewey Square Group
Alexia Koritz
CC '06, Former CPU General Manager
Jill Nelson
Manhattan Borough Office
Michael Novielli
CC '03, former President Columbia University Student Council
Gerald Sherwin
Past President, Columbia College Alumni Assoc., CC '55
Ellen Smith
Vice President for Government and Community Affairs
Scott Stringer
Manhattan Borough President
Mozelle Thompson
CC '76, formerly on the FTC