children birth_place party alt residence spouse article_title occupation organization
1 macon , ga democratic party photograph los angeles , ca sarah treem jay carson
 executive director c40 cities climate leadership group
jay carson

jay carson is an international and american policy advisor and strategist .
carson currently serves as the executive director of the c40 cities climate leadership group , as well as senior advisor to bloomberg philanthropies .
in this capacity , carson oversaw the strategic alliance of new york city mayor michael bloomberg 's and president bill clinton 's work on city climate action .
carson is the chief executive of the c40 , an organization of global megacities who work together to take action on climate change .
the c40 is a global network of 63 cities that account for approximately 14 % of global ghg emissions as currently estimated .
prior to joining c40 and bloomberg philanthropies , carson was chief deputy mayor for the city of los angeles under mayor antonio villaraigosa .
carson served as the communications director for former president clinton and the clinton foundation during the founding of the clinton global initiative .
carson began his career as a washington democratic operative , serving as the press secretary for both governor howard dean 's 2004 and senator hillary rodham clinton 's 2008 presidential campaigns .
in 2011 , carson was named one of fortune magazine 's `` 40 under 40 : ones to watch '' .
carson is a co-producer and the political consultant for the netflix original series , house of cards .
he was also the inspiration for ryan gosling 's character in the motion picture , `` the ides of march . ''
