Larry Roberts

Larry Roberts has served as the Director of the Sorensen Institute for Civic Leadership since February 2020. He is a 2001 alumnus of Sorensen's Political Leaders Program.

Roberts has served as Counselor to a Virginia Governor, Chief of Staff to a Virginia Lt. Governor. In each position, he earned praise for working across the partisan aisle. 

He also served as Chief of Staff to the Chair of a national political committee and chaired six successful statewide campaigns in Virginia.

In addition to working in government and politics, Roberts was a successful lawyer in private practice for more than 20 years, including partnerships with the Skadden Arps and Davis Wright Tremaine international law firms and, most recently, as a partner at Venable LLP.

He was President of the Federal Communications Bar Association and was the founding chair of a charitable foundation that has distributed millions of dollars in college scholarships and contributions to organizations serving those in need.  He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the Georgetown University Law Center. Virginia Law Weekly named him as one of its 2017 Virginia Leaders in the Law, and he won three Federal Communications Bar Association Distinguished Service Awards. In addition, he received Venable's 2017 Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year award.