Linda Mathes

Linda is the Former Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region and now serves as Special Advisor for the Bipartisan Leadership Project (BLP) that equips public servants and a new generation of leaders with fundamental skills necessary to work collaboratively for the common good. She leads the BLP’s partnership with the Political Leadership Academy at George Mason University’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. She also leads the community Working Group assisting Fairfax County Public Schools in creating the John Lewis Leadership Program to prepare young people for public service and leadership roles. Linda serves as Executive Mentor for the Global Good Fund, a member of the International Women’s Forum-DC, Institute for Sustainable Development board and on the Innovative Peacebuilding International board. Linda received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Vanderbilt University and her Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. She is a graduate of the FBI Citizens’ Academy and Partners in Organizational Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.