Adrian Fenty

Adrian Fenty
Mayor of the District of Columbia
In office
January 2, 2007 – January 2, 2011
Preceded byAnthony Williams
Succeeded byVincent Gray
Member of the
Council of the District of Columbia
from Ward 4
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 2, 2007
Preceded byCharlene Drew Jarvis
Succeeded byMuriel Bowser
Commissioner of the District of Columbia
for District 4C03
In office
1999–2001
Preceded byLillian Cooper-Wiggins[1]
Succeeded byShawn R. Fenty[2]
Personal details
Born
Adrian Malik Fenty

(1970-12-06) December 6, 1970 (age 53)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMichelle Cross (separated)
Children3
EducationOberlin College (BA)
Howard University (JD)
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Adrian Malik Fenty (born December 6, 1970)[3] is an American politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia[4] from 2007 to 2011.

A Washington, D.C. native, Fenty graduated from Oberlin College and Howard University Law School, then served for six years on the D.C. Council. He served one term as D.C. mayor and lost his bid for reelection at the primary level to his eventual successor, Democrat Vincent C. Gray. Though Fenty won the Republican mayoral primary as a write-in candidate, he declined the Republican nomination and said he would likely not seek elected office again.

Since leaving office, Fenty has become a special advisor to the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz,[5] and served as a member of the business development team at the law firm Perkins Coie.[6] Fenty has held advisory and business development roles with Rosetta Stone, Everfi, and Capgemini. He has served on the boards of directors at two nonprofits: Genesys Works-Bay Area and Fight for Children.[7] He has served as a paid speaker, part-time college professor, and adviser for state and local governments with an information technology consulting firm.

  1. ^ "Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Historical List" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Historical List" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference voters guide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference new mayor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Taylor, Colleen (September 26, 2012). "Andreessen Horowitz Hires Former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty To Be Its Newest Special Advisor". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "Adrian Fenty Joins Perkins Coie in Silicon Valley". perkinscoie.com. September 24, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  7. ^ Wilson, Megan R. (September 24, 2013). "Ex-DC Mayor Fenty joins Perkins Coie". The Hill. Retrieved 12 July 2014.