Donna Brazile is Chair of the Democratic National Committee’s Voting Rights Institute (VRI) and an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. The VRI was established in 2001 to help protect and promote the rights of all Americans to participate in the political process. Brazile, a veteran Democratic political strategist, is the former Campaign manager for Gore-Lieberman 2000—the first African-American to lead a major presidential campaign. Brazile is a weekly contributor and political commentator on CNN’s Inside Politics and Late Edition. In addition, she appears regularly on MSNBC’s hardball and Fox’s Hannity and Colmes. Brazile is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including Washingtonian Magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Washington, DC and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Award for Political Achievement. Brazile, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana earned her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. She is currently the Founder and Managing Director of Brazile and Associates, a political consulting and grassroots advocacy firm based in the District of Columbia.