William Marshall

Mr. Marshall is President and founder of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) established in 1989 as a center for progressive policy innovation. Mr. Marshall helped to found the Democratic Leadership Committee (DLC) and served as its first policy director. His previous political experience includes posts as press secretary, spokesman, and speechwriter for the 1984 Senate campaign of former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt; speechwriter and policy analyst for the late U.S. Representative Gillis Long of Louisiana; spokesman and speechwriter in the 1982 Senate campaign of former Virginia Lt. Governor Dick Davis; and Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. Mr. Marshall was senior editor of the 1984 House Democratic Caucus policy blueprint, Renewing America's Promise. He is the author of many articles, editorials, and publications dealing with aspects of contemporary politics and policy, including Citizenship and National Service, which helped lay the groundwork for the AmeriCorps national service program created by President Clinton.