Adam Jentleson
Communications and Outreach Director
Adam Jentleson is the Communications and Outreach Director for the Hyde Park Project at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Adam served as a speechwriter and deputy press secretary for the John Edwards for President campaign. Prior to that, Adam worked as the Manager of Congressional Affairs for American Progress and for Campus Progress; he has also worked for a nonprofit founded by supporters of Sen. John Edwards’ anti-poverty work and message, the Kerry-Edwards 2004 campaign, and the KIPP Academy charter school in New York City. Adam holds a B.A. in American history from Columbia University, and his writings have appeared in WashingtonPost.com and the Raleigh News and Observer.