McCosh Hall
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Sponsored by the Alumni Association of Princeton University

Moderator

Nolan McCarty
Vice Dean for Academic Assessment in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University

Panelists

Andrew J. Strenio, Jr. ’74
Public Policy Entrepreneur

Harrison B. Miller ’84
Founder and Managing Partner, Unite & Renew

Andrea Joy Campbell ’04
Attorney General of Massachusetts

Arthur J. Ewenczyk ’09
Chief Counsel, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability (Democratic Staff)

Moderator

Nolan McCarty
Vice Dean for Academic Assessment in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University

Nolan McCarty has written on a variety of topics related to U.S. politics and political economy, including the causes and consequences of political polarization, economic and political inequality, regulation and the political role of business. He has also engaged in the development of statistical methodologies and the application of game theoretic models to political questions. McCarty has authored or co-authored four books: “Political Game Theory,” “Polarized America: The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches,” “Political Bubbles: Financial Crises and the Failure of American Democracy” and “Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know.” With Frances Lee, he co-edited “Can American Govern Itself?” In 2010, McCarty was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served as the chair of Princeton’s Politics Department from 2011 to 2018. McCarty earned his B.A. in economics from the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. in political economy from Carnegie Mellon University.

Panelists

Andrew J. Strenio, Jr. ’74
Public Policy Entrepreneur

Andy Strenio, a retired partner at Sidley Austin LLP, practiced antitrust, advertising, consumer protection and privacy law. His pro bono work included helping secure the release of Oscar Biscet, a political prisoner in Cuba. Previously, Strenio served as staff economist and sole attorney for the President’s Council of Economic Advisers under both Presidents Carter and Reagan. He went on to lead the Federal Trade Commission’s Advocacy Program and then became a commissioner, first at the Interstate Commerce Commission and later at the FTC. Strenio also wrote “The Testing Trap,” an acclaimed critique of standardized testing. A graduate of Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, Strenio was elected student body president in 1973. He earned his J.D., cum laude, at Harvard Law School and a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. 

Harrison B. Miller ’84
Founder and Managing Partner, Unite & Renew

Unite & Renew is a cross-ideological coalition of Americans working to ensure for future generations a U.S. democracy that is more secure, representative, competent and trusted than it is today. As founder and managing partner, Miller leads a team that funds and assists political nonprofits executing two strategies: ensuring free, fair, nonviolent elections and the peaceful transfer of power; and reforming core electoral systems — like gerrymandering and partisan primaries — to replace perverse political incentives with healthy ones. Miller was previously a managing director and co-head of venture capital at Summit Partners, a global growth equity firm; a senior member of the early management of Amazon.com; a program officer for an international development nonprofit; and a school teacher in New York City. He holds an A.B. in religion from Princeton and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Andrea Campbell ’04
Attorney General of Massachusetts 

After battling adversity throughout her childhood, Andrea Campbell turned pain into purpose by running and winning a long-shot campaign for a seat on the Boston City Council. Campbell served on the council for six years and became the first Black woman to serve as its president in 2020. In 2022, Campbell was elected as the 45th attorney general of Massachusetts — the first Black woman to serve in the office. She has pledged to build economic opportunity for all, prioritize the well-being of children, put public health and public safety first, and ensure that people across the state have access to the AG’s office regardless of their zip code or language. A graduate of Boston Latin School who worked her way through college with the help of grants and student loans, Campbell graduated from Princeton and UCLA School of Law.

Arthur J. Ewenczyk ’09
Chief Counsel, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability (Democratic Staff)

Arthur Ewenczyk serves as chief counsel to ranking member Jamie Raskin on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability where he is responsible for helping to shape the committee’s investigative, legal and strategic agenda. Before working on the Hill, Ewenczyk  spent several years as a prosecutor in the Department of Justice’s tax division, focusing on white-collar crimes, including fraud and money laundering. He also served as a special assistant attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia domestic violence section. Ewenczyk was presented with the John Marshall Award by the attorney general, the highest award given to attorneys at the Department of Justice. A history major at Princeton, he earned a J.D. from Yale Law School.