Doug was elected the President of the Atlanta City Council in December 2021 and assumed office January 2022. Doug has led an array of organizations including the Woodruff Arts Center, BrightHouse Consulting and as Founding CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Doug has served in a number of civic roles including President of the Emory Alumni Board (2014), Trustee for the Carter Center, Harvard Alumni Association Board Member and numerous other volunteer leadership roles. He has lectured at various institutions including the CDC, Duke University, Bard College and TEDx anytime online. Doug attained degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School, the Harvard Divinity School and Emory University Specialties: Organizational startup, fundraising, board building, public-private partnerships, public presentations, senior leadership. For Profit: Focus on consumer goods, travel and tourism and industrial goods. Specific knowledge of corporate strategy, Sales force design, organization change and marketing. Academic study: domestic public policy, campaigns and elections, racial, ethnic and religious conflict, freedom struggles and religion.