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Melody Barnes

Executive Director Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA, Professor at the Miller Center & Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council

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Melody Barnes Biography

Melody Barnes is executive director of the UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy and W.L. Lyons Brown Family Director for Policy and Public Engagement at the Democracy Initiative, an interdisciplinary teaching, research, and engagement effort led by the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia. She is the J. Wilson Newman Professor of Governance at the Miller Center and is also a distinguished fellow at the UVA School of Law. A co-founder of the domestic strategy firm MB2 Solutions LLC, Barnes has spent more than 25 years crafting public policy on a wide range of domestic issues.

During the administration of President Barack Obama, Barnes was assistant to the president and director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. She was also executive vice president for policy at the Center for American Progress and chief counsel to the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Her experience includes an appointment as director of legislative affairs for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and assistant counsel to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. Barnes began her career as an attorney with Shearman & Sterling in New York City.

Barnes earned her BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated with honors in history, and her JD from the University of Michigan. She serves on the boards of directors of several corporate, non-profit, and philanthropic organizations.

Speaking Topics
  • Immigration: Reform Focused on 21st Century Economic and Security Needs

  • Today's Political Issues - Causes and Solutions

  • U.S. Domestic Policy in a Global Economy

  • The Debt Crisis: The Tough Choices Ahead for America

  • Reforming Americas Education System

  • Affordable Care Act: The Future of Health Care for Providers and Patients

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Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy: Can We Make American Democracy Work? (Jepson Studies in Leadership series)

Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy: Can We Make American Democracy Work? (Jepson Studies in Leadership series)

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    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Melody Barnes for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Melody Barnes, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Melody Barnes or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Melody Barnes

    Speaking fees for Melody Barnes, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Melody Barnes are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Melody Barnes, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Melody Barnes speak about?

  • Where does Melody Barnes travel from?

    Melody Barnes generally travels from Washington, DC, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Melody Barnes’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Melody Barnes for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Melody Barnes for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Melody Barnes or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Executive Director Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA, Professor at the Miller Center & Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council

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Melody Barnes Biography

Melody Barnes is executive director of the UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy and W.L. Lyons Brown Family Director for Policy and Public Engagement at the Democracy Initiative, an interdisciplinary teaching, research, and engagement effort led by the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia. She is the J. Wilson Newman Professor of Governance at the Miller Center and is also a distinguished fellow at the UVA School of Law. A co-founder of the domestic strategy firm MB2 Solutions LLC, Barnes has spent more than 25 years crafting public policy on a wide range of domestic issues.

During the administration of President Barack Obama, Barnes was assistant to the president and director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. She was also executive vice president for policy at the Center for American Progress and chief counsel to the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Her experience includes an appointment as director of legislative affairs for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and assistant counsel to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. Barnes began her career as an attorney with Shearman & Sterling in New York City.

Barnes earned her BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated with honors in history, and her JD from the University of Michigan. She serves on the boards of directors of several corporate, non-profit, and philanthropic organizations.

Melody Barnes Speaking Topics

  • Immigration: Reform Focused on 21st Century Economic and Security Needs

  • Today's Political Issues - Causes and Solutions

  • U.S. Domestic Policy in a Global Economy

  • The Debt Crisis: The Tough Choices Ahead for America

  • Reforming Americas Education System

  • Affordable Care Act: The Future of Health Care for Providers and Patients

Melody Barnes Videos

  • Melody Barnes Addresses UVA's Class of 2020
    Melody Barnes Addresses UVA's Class of 2020. Watch later.
  • The Education of the American Mind | Melody Barnes | 2020
    Melody Barnes speaks about the compatibility of science and faith while exploring what it means to educate the American mind.
  • Domestic Policy Experts on COVID Recovery
    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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  • How do I book Melody Barnes to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Melody Barnes for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Melody Barnes, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Melody Barnes or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Melody Barnes

    Speaking fees for Melody Barnes, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Melody Barnes are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Melody Barnes, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Melody Barnes speak about?

  • Where does Melody Barnes travel from?

    Melody Barnes generally travels from Washington, DC, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Melody Barnes’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Melody Barnes for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Melody Barnes for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Melody Barnes or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Melody Barnes is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Immigration: Reform Focused on 21st Century Economic and Security Needs, Today's Political Issues - Causes and Solutions, U.S. Domestic Policy in a Global Economy, The Debt Crisis: The Tough Choices Ahead for America, Reforming Americas Education System and Affordable Care Act: The Future of Health Care for Providers and Patients. The estimated speaking fee range to book Melody Barnes for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Melody Barnes generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Andrea Mitchell, Anne Mosle, Jonah Edelman, Seth Berkley and Temple Grandin. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Melody Barnes for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Melody Barnes Speaking Topics

  • Immigration: Reform Focused on 21st Century Economic and Security Needs

  • Today's Political Issues - Causes and Solutions

  • U.S. Domestic Policy in a Global Economy

  • The Debt Crisis: The Tough Choices Ahead for America

  • Reforming Americas Education System

  • Affordable Care Act: The Future of Health Care for Providers and Patients

Melody Barnes Speaker Videos

  • Melody Barnes Addresses UVA's Class of 2020
    Melody Barnes Addresses UVA's Class of 2020. Watch later.
    The Education of the American Mind | Melody Barnes | 2020
    Melody Barnes speaks about the compatibility of science and faith while exploring what it means to educate the American mind.
  • Domestic Policy Experts on COVID Recovery
    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
    Jepson Leadership Forum presents Melody Barnes
    The Jepson Leadership Forum presents Melody Barnes, former director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, principal and co-founder ...

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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