Charles Manatt (Iowa State '58)
founder of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Co-Chairman of Manatt Jones Global Strategies, LLC
former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.

Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and California.

Ambassador Manatt began his legal career focusing on banking and financial services and served as President of the California Bankers Association. He also served as founder and Chairman of First Los Angeles Bank. He currently practices international, administrative and corporate law.

U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 1999 to 2001, Ambassador Manatt currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of George Washington University and is on the Boards of the Mayo Foundation and the National Legal Center for the Public Interest. He was the founding Chairman of the Democratic Institute, Vice Chairman of the National Institute for Democracy and Chairman of the International Foundation for Elections. He is the former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and former Co-Chairman of the Clinton/Gore campaign.

served on Government Relations Council, and American Bankers Association Council. Former Boards of Directors of GTE California (now Verizon); Federal Express, Comsat, and ICN Pharmaceuticals.

Served in the U.S. Army, Quartermaster Corps JAG (1958), and active duty (1959-60).