Andrew O'Brien: podcast appearances and interviews

Andrew O'Brien is the Special Representative for Global Partnerships in the U.S. Secretary of State's Office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. Department of State. He was appointed to this position on May 20, 2013. Prior to this, O'Brien served as Secretary John Kerry's Massachusetts State Director in the United States Senate, beginning in 2007. He previously held this role from 2003 to 2005. O'Brien's career includes work on Thomas Menino's successful campaign for mayor of Boston in 1993, and he served as a Special Assistant to the Mayor for several years. He was later appointed Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services and served as a Special Assistant to the Director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority. Additionally, O'Brien served as Chief of Staff to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. He held the position of Deputy Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston during the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 academic years. Throughout Secretary Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, O'Brien contributed in various capacities across the country and at the Democratic National Convention. In 2007, he was recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Leaders by the Boston Jaycees. O'Brien holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Master of Public Administration degree from Northeastern University.