Cornerstone is excited to welcome our Fall 2026 Intern Class! Each semester, our firm hosts a talented group of students and recent graduates who spend several months immersed in the world of government relations, public affairs and policy.
Our interns have the opportunity to sharpen their communication, research, writing and policy analysis skills, while working closely with teams across the firm. Throughout the program, they gain valuable insights into the workings of the U.S. government, the intersection of public affairs and public policy and the business development process.
Collectively, they will support senior professionals across various functions—including policy, research, appropriations, grant monitoring, public affairs, advisory services and operations.
We are grateful to have this group on our team and look forward to seeing all they will accomplish this fall!
Samuel Beltran (Policy Intern)
- School: George Washington University
- Majors: International Affairs and French, Concentration in Europe-Eurasian Affairs
- Minor: History
- Fun Fact: He collects shot glasses from every city he visits and owns over 50.
Madison Granzow (Public Affairs Intern)
- School: Louisiana State University
- Majors: Public Relations, Political Communications, and Business Administration
- Fun Fact: She conducted her first professional interview at age 16 with a member of Vice President Harris’s Chief of Staff office.
Ana Claire Hanley (Policy Intern)
- School: George Washington University
- Majors: Political Science and American History
- Fun Fact: She learned how to rebuild vintage German cars while working in a car shop in high school.
Margaret Heinemann (Policy Intern)
- School: College of William & Mary
- Degree: Public Policy
- Fun Fact: She dreams of attending cooking school and loves cooking for large groups.
Madison Jones (Policy Intern)
- School: Emory University
- Degree: MPH in Health Policy and Management
- Fun Fact: She plays tennis several times a week and loves New Orleans food.
Serah Judd (Policy Intern)
- School: Howard University
- Majors: Political Science and Mathematics
- Fun Fact: She has a twin.
Jeremy Kravitz (Policy Intern)
- School: George Washington University
- Majors: Political Science
- Minors: Hebrew
- Fun Fact: He is related to Lenny Kravitz as a third cousin once removed, and by extension he is related to Zoe Kravitz as a 4th cousin.
Jacqueline Liu (Policy Intern)
- School: University of California, Berkeley
- Degrees: Legal Studies
- Minors: Political Economy
- Fun Fact: She performed piano at Carnegie Hall when she was eight years old.
Nathaniel Mahadeo (Policy Intern)
- School: University of Notre Dame
- Majors: Computer Science and Political Science
- Fun Fact: He got a mohawk in his freshman year of college to support his dorm charity regatta.
William Morton (Policy Intern)
- School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Humboldt University of Berlin
- Major: Political Science
- Fun Fact: He competed nationally in spoken word and represented North Carolina in Las Vegas.
Emma Nelson (Public Affairs Intern)
- School: University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Majors: Political Science and Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies, Certificate in Public Policy
- Fun Fact: She also studies Russian.
Max Puckett (Georgia Legislative Intern)
- School: University of Georgia
- Major: Management with an emphasis in Operations and Supply Chain
- Fun Fact: He played collegiate baseball
Matthew Robinson (Public Affairs Intern)
- School: University of Michigan
- Degrees: Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Cognition
- Fun Fact: He has been a vegetarian for almost his entire life.
Benjamin Russell (Operations Intern)
- School: Indiana University Bloomington – Undergraduate
- Degree: Accounting
- Fun Fact: He met Alex Ovechkin when he was young, inspiring him to play hockey.
Damon Sun (Policy Intern)
- School: George Washington University
- Majors: Political Science and Finance
- Minor: Spanish
- Fun Fact: He played in band for eight years and still enjoys jazz improv in his free time.
Zoe Taratsas (Operations Intern)
- School: Georgia Institute of Technology
- Major: International Affairs
- Minors: Law, Science, and Technology
- Fun Fact: She sews, paints, does embroidery, and is teaching herself ASL.
Anabella Zhang (OpsWatch Intern)
- School: Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
- Major: International Political Economy
- Minor: Public Health
- Fun Fact: She enjoys learning unusual skills such as Otamatone playing and rapid Sudoku.
Emma Hodges (Iowa Fellow)
- School: Iowa State University and Drake University Law School
- Degree: Political Science
- Fun Fact: She was a member of the Iowa State Dance Team in college.
Reilly Curp (OpsWatch Intern)
- School: Smith College
- Degrees: Government
- Minors: Spanish
- Fun Fact: She was on her college club synchronized swimming team.