Club Officers

            David M. Rubenstein is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private investment firms. Established in 1987, Carlyle now manages $426 billion from 28 offices around the world. Mr. Rubenstein is a Baltimore native and is the control person of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.

Mr. Rubenstein is Chairman of the Boards of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Gallery of Art, the Economic Club of Washington, and the University of Chicago; a Trustee of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Institute for Advanced Study, the National Constitution Center, the Brookings Institution, and the World Economic Forum; and a Director of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among other board seats.

Mr. Rubenstein is a leader in the area of Patriotic Philanthropy, having made transformative gifts for the restoration or repair of the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Monticello, Montpelier, Mount Vernon, Arlington House, Iwo Jima Memorial, the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian, the National Archives, the National Zoo, the Library of Congress, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Mr. Rubenstein has also provided to the U.S. government long-term loans of his rare copies of the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13^th Amendment, the first map of the U.S. (Abel Buell map), and the first book printed in the U.S. (Bay Psalm Book). 

Mr. Rubenstein is an original signer of The Giving Pledge; the host of The David Rubenstein Show, Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein, and Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein; and the author of The American Story, How to Lead, The American Experiment, and How to Invest.

As CEO of Adeft, Melton leads this venture capital firm in advising and investing in new innovative companies in various sectors.  Carol previously served as a senior executive officer in top level management for two global media and entertainment companies — first at Time Warner Inc. as Executive Vice President for Global Public Policy, and before that, in a similar role for the earlier-combined Viacom and CBS.  In addition to the Economic Club board, she is a member of the boards of The RealReal (NASDAQ: REAL) and JBG Smith (NYSE: JBGS).  She also is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a partner in the Geneva-based Monthly Barometer, parent of the Summit of Minds conferences in Chamonix, France and other international locales.

Tony Pierce is the partner in charge of Akin’s Washington, D.C. office. He draws on more than three decades of trial and litigation experience to deliver positive results. His clients span an array of industries, including technology, telecommunications, health care, energy, media and entertainment, financial services and government contracting. 

Tony has defended large class actions and complex commercial disputes involving breach of contract, consumer protection, data privacy, trade secrets, product liability, intellectual property, and high-level employment claims. He also has conducted numerous internal investigations. An experienced, Chambers USA-ranked trial lawyer, Tony brings well-honed litigation skills, ingenuity, and a vigorous presence. 

Throughout his career, Tony has been an active force in legal organizations, including the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia. He is also highly engaged in influential business organizations in the Capital Region. He is the past chair of the Greater Washington Board of Trade and serves on the board of the Greater Washington Partnership, a group of civic-minded business leaders investing in solutions that drive growth and create economic opportunity. He is also the General Counsel of the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. and a member of the Federal City Council.

Dan is the Greater Washington Managing Partner for Ernst & Young, LLP, prior to his appointment he served as an Assurance Partner. He has over 25 years of experience working private, public, large multi-national public companies, including successful initial public offerings, multiple secondary offerings, acquisitions, spin-offs, and divestitures. In addition to client serving responsibilities where he coordinates the full breadth of services delivered to some of our largest global clients, he is responsible for managing the Greater Washington offices. His clients have included core, focus core and G360 accounts across multiple sectors. Dan currently serves on the Global Client Service Partner for Marriott International.

Amy Gilliland is president of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics Corporation. GDIT is a $8.5B global technology enterprise with operations in 30 countries worldwide and 30,000 technologists and services professionals delivering critical mission capabilities across defense, civilian and intelligence agencies. Gilliland has more than 25 years of public sector experience including service in the U.S. Navy and nearly two decades in leadership positions at General Dynamics.

Prior to her current role as president, GDIT, Gilliland held a variety of leadership roles at General Dynamics including senior vice president of human resources and administration, chief of staff for the chief executive officer and staff vice president of strategic planning, and staff vice president of investor relations.

Before joining General Dynamics, Gilliland served in the U.S. Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer, Congressional Affairs Liaison Officer and Public Affairs Officer.

She earned a bachelor’s degree with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy, a master’s degree from Cambridge University and a master’s degree in business administration from Georgetown University.  Gilliland is a Board of Director of BNY Mellon and for the Northern Virginia Technology Council. She is also involved in raising Rett Syndrome awareness through the Rett Syndrome Research Trust.

As Vice President, U.S. Federal Government Affairs and Global Enterprise Initiatives, and Head of the Washington, D.C. Office, Jane leads an expert team of global, federal and state advocates and political programs professionals. She is a passionate patient and life sciences advocate who has devoted her 30+ year career in Washington to advancing solutions that foster innovation and safeguard patient access to life-altering treatments.

Joining J&J’s Washington office in late 2003, she led J&J’s medical technology sector until being appointed to oversee the J&J cross-sector Washington-based Federal Affairs team in 2016. Jane also served as a member of J&J’s Medical Technology Global Group Operating Committee (GOC) from 2007–2015. Prior to joining J&J, she was Director of Government Affairs for Medtronic, Inc., where she focused on the cardiology, diabetes, spine and neuroscience portfolios.

Jane’s advocacy and leadership have been recognized by various publications and organizations. She has been featured in Washingtonian Magazine’s annual list of “Washington’s Most Influential People” every year since its 2020 inception including the May 2024 cover. She has also been included in The Hill Newspaper’s annual “Top Lobbyists” roundup and she was named one of Business Insider’s “Top 34 DC Power Players in Healthcare.”

She currently serves on the Board of Directors and as an officer for the Economic Club of Washington. She also serves on the boards of the Public Affairs Council, the U.S. Chamber Foundation, and the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. She is an active member of the Washington Ballet Board of Ambassadors, the Government Relations Executive Forum, the Ford’s Theatre Board of Governors, and the Government Relations Executive Council. Jane is a faculty lecturer with The Washington Campus graduate fellows’ program and serves on their Advisory Council.

Jane is a champion of emerging leaders and of their talent development with a focus on women’s economic and career empowerment. She is a longtime mentor through her roles with the Economic Club of Washington Executive Fellows program, the Bryce Harlow Foundation Fellows Program and the Women’s Business Network.

Outside of her professional roles, Jane is involved in numerous volunteer organizations, including ChildHelp, Breakthrough T1D, the Washington Ballet and the National Capital Area Food Bank.

Jane is also a dedicated advocate for diabetes patients, having been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a child. She previously directed government affairs and grassroots advocacy for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) – now Breakthrough T1D – that led to inaugural programs in special diabetes federal research funding that continues to supplement NIH annual appropriations today.

Jane earned a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University where she serves as a guest lecturer throughout the academic year. She earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Vermont.

Jeremy Blank serves as the US Tax Chief Strategy Officer and DTTL Global Tax Advisory Offerings Leader. Jeremy has thirty years of experience assisting clients in the technology, government contractor and financial services industries in a variety of US and global tax areas, including tax research and analysis, tax planning, mergers and acquisitions (including structuring and due diligence), accounting for income taxes, tax technology and compliance. Previously as part of Deloitte’s Washington National Tax Practice, Jeremy specialized in corporate income tax and consolidated income tax return matters, including mergers and acquisitions, technical opinions/memorandums and ruling requests. Jeremy also serves as lead client service partner and advisory partner, focusing on bringing each of Deloitte’s businesses to market, driving member firm engagement, and establishing go-to-market strategies and global business alliances.