Parker Novak

Parker Novak, Deputy Government Relations Director

Parker joins USGLC from the International Republican Institute (IRI), where he served in various roles, including Resident Program Director for Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Living in Jakarta and Dili, he served as IRI’s senior in-country representative and implemented democracy and governance programs funded by the National Endowment for Democracy, State Department, and US Agency for International Development. He has lived in six countries and worked on 13, with experience across government, policy, and politics. He started his career as an aide to then-House Speaker John A. Boehner and working on political and public affairs campaigns in his home state of Ohio. He holds a Master’s degree in Political Management and Global Politics from George Washington University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from The Ohio State University.