Special Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Global Communications (2003-2005)
Mary Catherine (M.C.) Andrews, currently a resident fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics. M.C. served as Special Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Global Communications from 2003 to 2005. Previously, she was Director for Democracy on the White House National Security Council staff and on the NSC transition team in 2000. Before joining the White House, M.C. managed the Aspen Strategy Group, a policy program of the Aspen Institute. M.C. has observed more than 25 elections in 12 countries and written eight books on democratic development in Central and East Europe. She is originally from Gastonia, North Carolina, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hollins College and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University.
