Our Team


Senior Fellows
& Senior Consultants

Meet our Results for America Senior Fellows and Senior Consultants

Results for America’s Senior Fellows bring a wealth and diversity of experience and perspectives from the highest ranks of public service, and a strong understanding and support for practices, policies and programs that use evidence and data to achieve positive results. Through research and public engagement, the Senior Fellows engage in policy discussions around “what works” approaches for addressing the most important issues facing our nation and the world.

Results for America’s Senior Consultants are talented leaders with experience in federal, state and local government as well as the nonprofit sector who support our initiatives and programs to help policymakers deliver better results for the people they serve.

Meet Our Senior Fellows


Melody Barnes

Senior Fellow

Former Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council (Obama Administration)

Melody Barnes

Senior Fellow

John Bridgeland

Senior Fellow

Former Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council (G.W. Bush Administration); Former Member, White House Council for Community Solutions (Obama Administration)

John Bridgeland

Senior Fellow

Linda Gibbs

Senior Fellow

Former New York City Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services (Bloomberg Administration)

Linda Gibbs

Senior Fellow

Cecilia Muñoz

Senior Fellow

Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs (Obama Administration)

Cecilia Muñoz

Senior Fellow

Mayor Michael Nutter

Senior Fellow

Former Mayor of Philadelphia; Former President of the United States Conference of Mayors; Member, Board of Advisors of the African American Mayors Association

Mayor Michael Nutter

Senior Fellow

Meet Our Senior Consultants


Dr. Anjali Chainani

Senior Consultant

Dr. Anjali Chainani

Senior Consultant

Maleka Lawrence

Senior Consultant

Maleka Lawrence

Senior Consultant

Robert Fisher

Senior Consultant

Robert Fisher

Senior Consultant

Jessica Reveri

Senior Consultant

Jessica Reveri

Senior Consultant

Omar Woodard

Senior Consultant

Omar Woodard

Senior Consultant

Meet Our Former Senior Fellows


Robert Doar

Former Senior Fellow

Morgridge Fellow in Poverty Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and Former Commissioner of New York City's Human Resources Administration (Bloomberg Administration)

Robert Doar

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Gerson

Former Senior Fellow

Washington Post, Opinion Writer; Former Assistant to the President for Policy and Strategic Planning (G.W. Bush Administration)

Michael Gerson

Former Senior Fellow

Kevin Madden

Former Senior Fellow

Senior Partner, Penta; Former Senior Advisor and spokesman for Governor Mitt Romney (2012 and 2008 presidential campaigns); Former Press Secretary to then-House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)

Kevin Madden

Former Senior Fellow

Bruce Reed

Former Senior Fellow

Former Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden (Obama Administration); Former Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council (Clinton Administration)

Bruce Reed

Former Senior Fellow

Raj Shah

Former Senior Fellow

President, Rockefeller Foundation; Former Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (Obama Administration)

Raj Shah

Former Senior Fellow

Jim Shelton

Former Senior Fellow

President of Education, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Former Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Department of Education (Obama Administration)

Jim Shelton

Former Senior Fellow