Georgia J. Sorenson
, University of Richmond and University of Maryland
Georgia Sorenson is a Visiting Senior Scholar at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond and a Senior Scholar and Founder of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland. A presidential leadership scholar, she is on the graduate faculty of the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Williams College and Ewa University in Seoul, Korea. She also serves as Professor and Advisor to The National School of Administration of the People's Republic of China and is on the International Board of Tokyo Jogakkan University in Japan. She has traveled and lectured extensively in more than 30 countries in the last decade. Before joining the faculty of the University of Maryland, Dr. Sorenson was a Senior Policy Analyst in the Carter White House for employment issues and worked as a consultant to the Executive Office of the President. During her White House tenure, she served on the White House Productivity Council and Vice President Mondale’s Youth Employment Council. She continues to be politically active, and has served as a speechwriter or consultant to three presidential campaigns. Sorenson’s latest work, Dead Center: Clinton Gore Leadership and the Perils of Moderation, for Scribner's, is co-authored by James MacGregor Burns. She has published in professional journals such as the Harvard Educational Review and The Psychology of Women Quarterly and is a frequent contributor and commentator on social issues in the popular media.