Background
Schlesinger was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, by a Dominican mother and a Jewish father. She grew up in Sea Gate, Brooklyn.
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Andrea Schlesinger
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She was appointed as the student representative to the New York City Board of Education, and later studied public policy at the University of Chicago.
Career
She was until 2009 the executive director of the Drum Major Institute. She 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 Director of Public Relations of Teach Foreign America before working as the education advisor to Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer. From 2002 to 2009, Schlesinger led the Drum Major Institute, a think-tank originally founded by an advisor to Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior. during the Civil Rights Movement.
During her tenure as executive director, DMI released several policy papers to national audiences. including: Congress at the Midterm: Their Middle-Class Record and Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand the American Middle Class.
In February 2009, she took leave from that position to work as a policy adviser to the re-election campaign of Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg. She is currently serving as a board member for The New York Women"s Foundation.
Achievements
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Awarded “40 under 40 Rising Star” by Crain"s New York Business Named “35 under 40 Rising Stars, The Next Generation of Political Leaders in New York” by City Hall Newspaper Recipient of LatinaPAC"s Dolores Huerta Award for "making great strides in promoting progress in our community" Named “Expert of the Week” by Fenton Communications" and the White House Project’s "SheSource" program, a project promoting left-wing women policy experts to television and radio.
