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Robin Carnahan (born August 4, 1961) is an American businesswoman and lawyer and former Missouri Secretary of State. She is the daughter of Missouri politicians Mel and Jean Carnahan. In 2010 she was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate to replace retiring Republican Senator Kit Bond. Currently she is a Senior Director at the global strategy firm Albright Stonebridge Group where she advises companies on strategic investment and growth opportunities. Additionally, she serves as an advisor to a number of civic technology companies including LaunchCode and frequently speaks on issues relating to government innovation through smarter use of technology. In 2013, Carnahan was named a Fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. == Early life, education and career == Robin Carnahan grew up near Rolla, Missouri, the only daughter in a family of 4 children. She attended Rolla High School and graduated, magna cum laude, from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, with a bachelor's degree in Economics. Carnahan received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in 1986 from the University of Virginia School of Law where she served as Executive Editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law. Following graduation, she returned to Missouri to practice business and corporate law with the St. Louis firm of Thompson & Mitchell. In 1990, Carnahan went to work in central Europe as part of a team from the National Democratic Institute. In this role, she helped draft voting laws, train new political leaders and monitor elections in Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Since then, she has led international election observer delegations and promoted democracy in a dozen countries and currently serves on NDI's Board of Directors.〔(National Democratic Institute Delegation Arrives to Observe Lebanon’s June 7 Parliamentary Elections. ) ''National Democratic Institute'', June 3, 2009.〕 During the Clinton Administration, Carnahan served as special assistant to the chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States working on programs to help US companies increase exports of US goods and services.〔(Secretary Robin Carnahan (MO). ) ''Project Vote Smart''.〕 Later Carnahan founded and managed an international trade and business consulting firm to advise public and privately held US companies expanding into global markets. Today, Carnahan also manages her family's farm and Angus cattle operation outside of Rolla, Missouri. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robin Carnahan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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