Our
People
Jerry
Hauser - Chief Executive Officer
Linda Bush - Senior Consultant
Rebecca Epstein - COO and Vice President, Client Services
Ethan Fletcher - Vice President, Client Services
Abigail Kim - Program Coordinator
Amy Rabinowitz - Vice President, Management Training
Peter B. Lewis - Chairman
Our
Values
We
launched The Management Center because we believe high-performing
organizations fighting for progressive causes have the potential
to create a more just and free society. We are inspired
by our clients’ efforts, by the continuous quest to
figure out how we can better meet their needs, and by the
values we bring to our work.
Excellence.
We strive for excellence in all that we do and
we seek to exceed expectations.
Results.
We articulate what we want to accomplish, measure
ourselves against our objectives, and focus on the ultimate
impact of our work.
Continuous
Improvement. We constantly learn from and improve
in our work.
Decency.
We treat others as we would want to be treated.
Humility. We
acknowledge what we do not know and approach clients with
deep respect for the difficulty of their work.
Integrity.
We align our actions with our words and we operate
with transparency.
Jerry
Hauser -
Chief Executive Officer
Jerry
brings to The Management Center his dual passions for promoting
social change and creating high-performing organizations.
His previous roles include serving as the President and
CEO of the Advocacy Institute and as the Chief Operating
Officer at Teach For America, where he helped the national
nonprofit grow from $8 million to $38 million in annual
revenue and from 3,000 to 17,000 applicants each year. Jerry
also learned about creating strong organizations while an
associate at the management consulting firm of McKinsey
& Company in Washington, DC. He began his career as
a high school math and history teacher in Compton, California,
and he holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. from
Duke University. Jerry has written and spoken extensively on nonprofit management and leadership; his article on “Organizational
Lessons for Non-Profits” appeared in The McKinsey
Quarterly in 2003 and more recently he co-authored the book Managing to Change the World. Most importantly, Jerry is the proud father of future soccer stars Theo and Alex.
Linda Bush - Senior Consultant
Linda sees progressive nonprofit organizations’ skills in talent building and management as key levers to enable faster social change. Most recently, Linda founded and led the LGBT Movement Advancement Project (MAP), a think tank that produces and disseminates research aimed at increasing the productivity of investments in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) movement. Previously, she was a startup company CEO, a senior manager at McKinsey & Company, and a U.S. Navy officer. From 1998 to 2002, Linda founded and grew the technology startup SafeRent, Inc. from $0 to $12 million annual revenue. SafeRent gained recognition from Forbes (Best of the Web 2001 and 2002), Inc (Killer App 2002), and The Wall Street Journal (Under the Radar, 2001). Since selling SafeRent in 2003, Linda has concentrated on strategic and operational consulting to nonprofit organizations, foundations, and individual philanthropists. Linda has a B.S. in Economics with Highest Distinction from Penn State and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia. She is a certified Project Management Professional.
Rebecca
Epstein - Chief Operating Officer and Vice President, Client Services
Rebecca’s
experience in organizing and policy analysis fostered her
deep commitment to supporting political and social justice
organizations by building their capacity to do good work.
She began her career as a community organizer on Chicago’s
west side, mobilizing low-income and immigrant residents
in campaigns for affordable housing, bilingual property
tax information, neighborhood safety, and improved public
services. Rebecca has conducted research for Demos and the
Taub Urban Research Center on economic disparities by race
and ethnicity and state-based affordable housing policies,
respectively, and has also explored factors influencing
awareness and uptake of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Prior
to helping to start The Management Center, Rebecca served
as Manager for Strategic Planning and Organizational Development
at the Advocacy Institute. She is the author of “The
Right to Know: How Latinos in Chicago Fought for Information
in Their Own Language and Launched a Movement” (Shelterforce,
2003), among other publications, and holds an M.P.A. in
Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy from NYU’s
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and a
B.A. in Anthropology from Amherst College.
Ethan
Fletcher - Vice President, Client Services
Ethan is committed to building a strong progressive movement and believes well-managed organizations
are a critical element. He brings to his work with clients
a diverse professional background in progressive politics,
entrepreneurship, and business strategy. Ethan worked in
national politics for several years, including at strategy
firms NCEC and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner. He has counseled
Democratic congressional delegations on redistricting efforts,
helped campaigns optimize voter contact plans, and served
as an Election Day special consultant for CNN and the National
Election Pool. As a consultant at McKinsey & Company
and Peterson Worldwide, he assisted companies in developing
strategic growth plans, building valuation models, and
managing the economics of large-scale contract disputes.
Ethan holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.S. and B.A.
from Tufts University. While in law school he co-founded
the Social Change Network, a model for organizing graduate
students that leverages the power of school-based networks
to promote progressive change. Recently, Ethan co-founded
and served as CEO of UpGuppy, a social media startup.
Abigail
Kim - Program Coordinator
Abigail’s background in research and advocacy
helped her develop a passion for understanding social issues
and advancing practicable change. Her past research interests
include peacekeeping and the rule of law, humanitarian and
security concerns in North East Asia, and immigrant communities
in South America. She co-authored “Perilous Journeys:
The Plight of North Koreans in China” (Korea Yearbook,
2007) and also has experience teaching middle and high school
students in South Korea and the DC metropolitan area. She
received her B.A in International Relations at the Johns
Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.
Amy Rabinowitz - Vice President, Management Training
Amy’s experience in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors has given her an appreciation of how strong management skills are fundamental to achieving great results. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Communications at Teach For America, where she grew media coverage by 127% during her tenure. Prior to that role, Amy served as the head of learning and development for Teach For America’s campus recruitment team as applications grew 36%. Charged with leading training efforts for the 170-person team, she overhauled the curriculum and introduced intensive week-long simulations to help new recruiters move rapidly up the learning curve. Prior to Teach For America, Amy worked at ABC News, where she helped launch multiple digital media initiatives, and at The Walt Disney Company, in their strategic planning group. She holds an M.B.A from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in economics from Harvard University.
Peter
B. Lewis - Chairman
Peter B. Lewis is the non-executive Chairman of Progressive Corporation, having served as its CEO from 1965 to 2000. As CEO, Mr. Lewis grew Progressive from a small, specialized insurance company with $6 million in revenues and 100 employees into the nation’s fourth largest auto insurer, with 27,000 employees and annual sales of $15 billion. Through his philanthropy, Lewis invests in people with purposes he shares and the management ability to achieve those purposes. Lewis serves on the Board of his alma mater, Princeton University and is its largest-ever contributor. Lewis believes deeply in the value of individual freedom and tries to foster necessary governmental and social change. He supports the American Civil Liberties Union and helped finance the beginnings of The Management Center, America Coming Together, MoveOn.org, Media Matters and the Center for American Progress. Lewis is amicably divorced from Toby Devan Lewis and is the father of three and grandfather of four.
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