Club Officers

Kelly has led the transformation of U.S. News from a traditional print news magazine to a largely digital publishing company with a range of influential products including the Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings. Under his leadership, usnews.com has gained an audience of 40 million monthly users.

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.

Gina F. Adams is the Senior Vice President for Government and Regulatory Affairs at FedEx Corporation. She 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 oversees one of the largest corporate PACs in the United States for FedEx, which serves more than 220 countries and territories and has over 450,000 employees.

After receiving a BS (School of Public Affairs) from American University, a JD from Howard University School of Law and an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law Center, Ms. Adams began her professional career in the Attorney Honors Program at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Ms. Adams joined FedEx in 1992, she is a three-time recipient of the FedEx Five Star Award, the company's highest employee achievement award.

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. She is also a board member of the Economic Club of Washington and the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. Ms. Adams has an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Trinity University, Washington D.C., and is a past chair of the DC Chamber of Commerce, a participant at the Aspen Institute’s Family Prosperity Innovation Community and a member of the American Funds Board.

In 2018, she was inducted into the DC Hall of Fame and honored by the American Association of Airport Executives Foundation with a permanently endowed scholarship in her name for female students enrolled in accredited aviation programs.

Mr. Geanacopoulos most recently served as Senior Executive Vice President for Public Affairs and Public Policy in his 17-year career at the Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.  A member of the Economic Club’s Board of Directors since July 2010, Mr. Geanacopoulos serves as Co-Chair of the Nominating Committee.  He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for National Policy and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.

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.