Ken Mehlman
Community Involvement
Ken Mehlman focuses his community activities around economic mobility, education and issues around the environment and energy. Ken Mehlman is passionate about education reform and addressing the realities and inherent dangers of global warming climate change. Ken Mehlman is a trustee to a number of nonprofit organizations and an advocate of political involvement and activism, especially among young voters.
EDUCATION:
- Ken Mehlman is a trustee of his alumna mater Franklin and Marshall College. Ken Mehlman is recognized by Franklin and Marshall as one of the college’s most distinguished alums.
- Ken Mehlman serves on the Senior Advisory Committee of the Harvard University Institute of Politics.
- Ken Mehlman is a trustee of the Strong American Schools Foundation
- Roy Romer (D) and Ken Mehlman (R) join forces for education reform.
- Ken Mehlman talks with MTV about support for the Strong American Schools Foundation.
COMMUNITY:
- Ken Mehlman is a trustee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Ken Mehlman is also a committee member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Ken Mehlman is on the executive leadership cabinet for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Foundation. Ken Mehlman is recognized in the MLK Memorial newsletter.
- KKR partners Ken Mehlman and Mark Lipschultz attend Seattle ceremony as Washington governors present four-year scholarships to 35 Foster Care System Graduates.
POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
- Ken Mehlman is a lifetime member of the Council of Foreign Relations.
- Ken Mehlman is on the board of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
- Ken Mehlman is a member of the Holocaust Memorial Council.
- Ken Mehlman is on the board of directors at the National Endowment for Democracy.
ENVIRONMENT:
- Ken Mehlman serves on the Council on Foreign Relations Climate Change Task Force.
- Fox news cites Ken Mehlman on reasons Republicans should not ignore climate change.
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts partners with EDF to announce green portfolio.
Press Releases
- Alternative asset manager KKR greens portfolio companies in joint initiative with Environmental Defense Fund
- Washington Governors Present Four-Year Scholarships to 35 Foster Care System Graduates
- Ken Mehlman Announced to KKR
- President Bush Appoints Members to United States Holocaust Memorial Council
- MTV
- PepsiCo Foundation Donates $1 Million to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
Articles
- KKR Hires Ex-GOP Chairman as Public Affairs Head
- Romer and Mehlman join forces on education reform
- Republicans Differ on Global Warming
- The Christian Science Monitor reports on the political commentary of Ken Mehlman
- Transcript for November 13 Meet the Press on MSNBC
Videos
- Tavis Smiley Interviews Ken Mehlman
- Ken Mehlman and Elizabeth Seeger discuss how KKR and the Environmental Defense Fund work together
- Jon Stewart interviews Ken Mehlman for The Daily Show
- Ken Mehlman discusses the fight against terrorism on MSNBC's Hardball
Speeches
- Ken Mehlman's speech at the 2005 NAACP Convention
- Ken Mehlman's Speech at the 2006 Christians United For Israel Dinner
NAACP Convention of 2005
Guest Speaker: Ken Mehlman
Ken Mehlman addressed the issue of racial polarization among America's political parties.
"...Republicans have something that should cause you to take another look at the party of Lincoln."