Julie Fishman Rayman

Since January 2012, Julie Rayman, Director of Political Outreach, has served as the lead legislative advocate for AJC’s foreign policy priorities. In addition to spearheading AJC’s outreach on Capitol Hill, Rayman also fulfills a variety of senior political liaison responsibilities for AJC, engaging with candidates and elected officials. Before coming to AJC, she was senior advisor to Congressman Heath Shuler, covering foreign policy, human rights, defense, and homeland security. Prior to her work on the Hill, she was director of college initiatives at BBYO and Hillel director at Georgetown University. Rayman holds a B.A. from American University as well as a Master’s from the National Defense University in Strategic Security Studies, with a concentration in counterterrorism. She also holds an M.A. from Georgetown University in Religious Studies.