Background
Mehlman, Ken was born on August 21, 1966 in Baltimore. Son of Arthur and Judy Mehlman.
Mehlman, Ken was born on August 21, 1966 in Baltimore. Son of Arthur and Judy Mehlman.
Bachelor, Franklin & Marshall, 1988. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1991.
Associate Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, 1991—1994. Legislation director to Republican Lamar Smith United States Congress, 1994—1996, chief of staff to Republican Kay Granger, 1996—1999. National field director Bush-Cheney campaign, 1997—2000.
Deputy assistant to President & director public affairs The White House, 2001—2003. Chairman Bush-Cheney campaign, 2004, Republican National Committee, 2005—2007. Partner Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, 2007—2008.
Managing director, head public affairs Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company, New York City, since 2008. Trustee Harvard University Institute Politics. Board directors National Endowment for Democracy.
Trustee United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Franklin & Marshall College, since 2003, Strong American Schools Foundation. Member of Maryland State Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Council Foreign Relations, Phi Kappa Tau.