Eric B. Schnurer

Eric B. Schnurer has been involved with public policymaking at the highest levels for nearly 40 years, when he worked in the White House during college writing speeches for President Jimmy Carter. He has served in all three branches of the federal government and for numerous state governments as a speechwriter, prosecutor, policy adviser, general counsel and chief of staff. Today, he is president and CEO of a policy consulting firm advising members of Congress, governors, mayors and other officials across the country; a regular contributor on the future of government and public policy for several major national and international publications; and an adjunct professor of policy at various universities. His latest ventures are Virtu.us, a start-up designed to boost investment in human capital and public goods in an era of declining public-sector activity, and the Greater Good Gathering, an annual conference on the future of technology and society.