Adrienne Elrod is a veteran of three presidential campaigns and was most recently President of Elrod Strategies, a strategic communications firm specializing in influencer engagement and public affairs. During the 2020 general election, Elrod served as Biden for President’s Director of Surrogate Strategy and Operations and served as Director of Talent and External Affairs for the Biden Inaugural. Elrod served as Hillary for America’s Director of Strategic Communications during the 2016 primary and general presidential election. She served nearly six years as Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. During Clinton’s 2008 presidential, Elrod served as Regional Press Secretary, Texas Communications Director, and Deputy Director of the Congressional Delegate Selection office. Elrod began her career in President Clinton’s Administration, serving in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She later returned to her home state to join the Arkansas Democratic Party as Communications Director and worked at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, as well as several other Congressional offices and campaigns.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Public Sector
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce María Corina Machado, leader of Venezuela’s democracy movement, as the third and final recipient of the 2026 Concordia Leadership Award, recognized for

