Club Officers

As CEO of Adeft, Melton leads this venture capital firm in advising and investing in early stage companies, as well as other U.S. and international business interests. Carol previously served for over 20 years in top management for two global media and entertainment companies — Time Warner and the-then combined Viacom and CBS.  She is a member of the board of JBG Smith (NYSE: JBGS), as well as the boards of Halcyon, the Phillips Collection and Georgetown Heritage.  She also is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

As the largest lodging company’s President and CEO, Mr. Sorenson oversees Marriott’s 6,000 properties in more than 120 countries and territories. He currently chairs Marriott’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Council, in addition to his role as Chair of the Global Initiative at the Economic Club. Since joining Marriott in 1996, he has held numerous positions in the company, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, among other titles.

Under Virostek’s leadership, approximately 1700 professionals work in EY’s Assurance, Tax, Advisory and Transaction practices serving some of the largest and/or fastest growing companies in the DC region. Previously, he was in charge of EY’s national Corporate Development group and was a National Director of IPO Initiatives within Ernst & Young’s Center for Strategic Transactions.

Jake Jones represents the interests of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler Trucks, and Financial Services in Mexico, Canada, and the United States.  He serves on the Executive Committees for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Organization of International Investment, Federal City Council, and Washington Performing Arts Society, and is on the German-American Business Council board.

Now serving as the CEO of dineXpert, a buyer of services for independent restaurants in Utah, Katharine Weymouth was formerly Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of The Washington Post from 2008 through the end of 2014. A Senior Advisor to the global strategic consulting firm Laurel Strategies, she serves on the Board of Graham Holdings, Cable One, the Philip L. Graham Fund, and the Field School.

BPG is a diversified developer, owner and operator of hotel, office, multi-family, and sports & entertainment properties.  Dave Pollin spends a majority of his time on the hotel portfolio of 30+ hotels valued at over $1.5 billion. His hospitality relationships have yielded numerous industry honors for BPG, including being named Hilton’s Multi-Brand Developer of the Year. A founding board member of Monument Bank of Maryland, Pollin is active with many corporate and non-profit entities.

Mr. Pierce is a litigator who handles complex disputes in state and federal courts—including complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, class actions and internal investigations—across diverse industries, such as technology and telecommunications, health care, energy, entertainment and media, financial services and government contracting. His dedication to his profession and community is manifested in his past service as president of the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia and as chair of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, as well as his current service as a presidential appointee to the D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure.