Club Officers

Rubenstein is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Board of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private equity firms. A signer of The Giving Pledge, Rubenstein contributes $1 million annually to The David M. Rubenstein/Economic Club of Washington, D.C. Scholarship Program, dedicated exclusively to students attending public schools and public charter schools in the District of Columbia.

In her role at FedEx Corporation, Ms. Adams shapes and promotes the interests of all FedEx Corporation operating companies, including FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, in the political and policy arenas.  As a lawyer and the company’s top lobbyist, she works with Administration officials, members of Congress, the diplomatic community and industry associations on domestic and international commerce, infrastructure and transportation issues.  Ms. Adams also participates in a variety of activities in the non-profit and corporate arenas: she is Vice Chair of the American University Board of Governors, serves on the Howard University School of Law Board of Visitors, as well as the boards of the Town Hall Education Arts & Recreational Campus and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Carlson will lead and work closely with Splunk’s sales, customer success and marketing leaders to align and drive the Company’s ongoing business transformations across Splunk’s go-to-market business segments. Carlson joins Splunk’s executive leadership team, laser focused on advancing the Company’s cloud-first initiatives, identifying and pursuing new market opportunities and accelerating growth. Carlson joined Splunk from Amazon Web Services (AWS), where she served as Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector and Industries. She has more than 25 years of industry experience and expertise in leading complex business transformations for premier SaaS, data management and cloud businesses.

Allbritton is Founder and Publisher of POLITICO, a global nonpartisan politics and policy news organization.  With a staff of over 700, POLITICO is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with operations in Brussels, New York, London, Paris, California, and Florida.  He is also Founder and Publisher of Protocol.com, a new publication reporting on the intersection of the people, power, and politics of technology.

As the head of CTIA, Meredith Baker leads the wireless industry's advocacy efforts. With her experience and expertise as a former FCC Commissioner and senior NBC executive, Meredith skillfully navigates complex political and regulatory issues to deliver the public policy needed for the U.S. to continue leading the world in everything wireless.

Timothy McBride oversees the operations of ST Engineering North America through the company’s headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.  McBride most recently lead Global Government Relations for Raytheon Technologies, responsible for working with governments at the international, federal and state levels, and for communicating the company’s business interests to policymakers and other organizations. He is a member of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council and is a co-founder of Ayenda Foundation, a nonprofit that works to improve the lives of Afghan children.

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.

Brady’s affiliation with The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. began when the Club was founded in 1986. From its earliest days, she has served as the hands-on manager, coordinating all Club activities as well as managing its growth. She became the Executive Director in 2007 and President & CEO in 2021.