Mr. Harrison Wadsworth III

Council Member Biography

Harrison Wadsworth is a founding Principal at Washington Partners, LLC, a government and public relations firm in Washington, DC. Mr. Wadsworth has more than 20 years experience in higher education policy, student financial assistance regulations and the federal legislative process, including issues affecting for-profit education. He has expertise in media relations, finance, communications and association management. He previously was Vice President of the Education Finance Council, an association of student loan organizations. He served for eight years as legislative director and press secretary for Rep. Bart Gordon, chairman of the House Science Committee and a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Mr. Wadsworth also worked as a newspaper reporter and editor. He holds a B.A. in Mass Communications from University of California, Davis and an M.A. in Economics and American foreign policy/security studies from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2001 - Unspecified

Principal, WASHINGTON PARTNERS, LLC

1995 - 2001

Deputy Executive Director, Education Finance Council

1987 - 1995

Legislative Director, US Representative Bart Gordon

1978 - 1985

Assistant City Editor (Contra Costa Times), CONTRA COSTA NEWSPAPERS, INC.