The Fellowship of the IOP

The IOP isn’t just where Dems gather to yell at the screen during debates, it also brings in six fellows every semester to lead study groups. While these fellows are nowhere near as funny as former IOP guest Stephen Colbert, they have managed to do some stuff of interest. See if you can match the fellows with their achievements:

A. As an employee of the CIA for 27 years, this fellow is well-practiced in keeping secrets. Except for that one time in 2005 when she let slip the size of the national intelligence budget while giving a speech in San Antonio.

B. This fellow has made his success as the founder of consulting company EchoDitto. He is also a member of the board for the Lower East Side Girl’s Club, a group which teaches girls confidence.

C. This man was a member of Democratic Governor’s Association, the Midwest Governor’s Association, the Governor’s Ethanol Coalition, and the Governor’s Biotech Partnership. He refuses to join any groups that don’t have the word “Governor” in their titles.

D. She is the political director of New Hampshire Institute of Politics. She has appeared frequently on MSNBC, C-SPAN AND CNN. But her most delicious credential is teaching a class called “Pizza and Politics” at Saint Anselm College.

E. The only fellow with a PhD, this woman also served as the Pakistani Ambassador to the United States from 1994-1997. In 1994, Time named her one of its most important people... although that is also the magazine that once chose “you” for that list as well.

F. Credited with creating the “attack ad”, this fellow is now putting his skills to use by working for John McCain’s presidential ad campaign. In the 2000 race, he created an advertisement that flashed the word “rats” next to Al Gore’s face before expanding to show the word “bureaucrats”.





A. Mary Margaret Graham

B. Nicco Mele

C. Thomas J. Vilsack

D. Jennifer Donahue

E. Dr. Maleeha Lodhi

F. Alex Castellanos