Board Members/Bio

D. Jeffrey Hirschberg

D. Jeffrey Hirschberg

D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, a Partner and Managing Director of Washington, D.C. based Kalorama Partners, serves as Senior Advisor to Ogilvy Government Relations. Hirschberg advises and assists Ogilvy Government Relations in the areas of trade, foreign affairs, tax and financial services.


Hirschberg retired from Ernst & Young in 1999 as vice chairman/ governmental affairs. Previously, he worked as a private attorney in Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From 1972-1980, Hirschberg worked for the U.S. Justice Department as a special attorney and deputy chief of the criminal division’s special litigation section. Among other cases, he was responsible for investigations and prosecutions under the pre-Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also prosecuted civil and criminal matters as an assistant U.S. Attorney in Milwaukee.


Hirschberg has broad political and international experience. Since 2002, he has served on the Board of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which directs all non-military U.S. international broadcasting. He is Director of the U.S.-Russia Business Council, former director of the U.S.-Russia Investment Fund (Delta Capital Management), and a former director of the Center for Democracy, a bi-partisan, non-governmental organization. Hirschberg has been active in domestic politics as a managing trustee of the Democratic National Committee and a member of the board of advisors of the Democratic Leadership Council. He is also a board member of Freedom House, a non-governmental organization that supports the expansion of freedom around the world.


A native of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Hirschberg is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and holds a law degree from Marquette University Law School.


Hirschberg resides in Bethesda, Maryland.