Education is the foundation upon which the future of any community is built, yet some schools face challenges in accessing the resources they need for development. Yael Poliavich is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who, through the Yael Foundation, helps educational institutions overcome these challenges. Driving this work is
In every generation of civil servants, some do not seek the limelight. Scott J. Cameron is one of them. His style is quiet efficiency. Four decades inside and around the federal machine have taught him one key lesson: the state is driven by bureaucracy. From biology to bureaucracy
There are two types of lawyers in Washington. Some write laws. Others explain how to get around them without breaking them. Daniel Jorjani, a graduate of Cornell and Columbia, clearly belongs to the second category. He is neither a politician nor a businessman, but his signature has been
When Aurelia Skipwith first entered the office of the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, she was just over thirty. A young biologist, lawyer, manager, and entrepreneur—a rare combination for someone entrusted with the fate of American nature. But in Donald Trump’s politics, it was precisely
When people talk about politicians from Louisiana, they usually mention strong accents, loud rallies, and a love of oil. Scott Angelle is from the same school, but with a different approach. His career is a story of how a tenacious administrator from Breaux Bridge became a federal official
David Bernhardt joined the US Department of the Interior at the most logical moment. By that point, he had already spent twenty years revolving around the department, sometimes as a lawyer, sometimes as a lobbyist, and sometimes as a person who knew how to quietly but effectively move