In 1981 , at the end of the Carter administration , Herman left her job in the Labor Department and founded the consulting firm , A.M. Herman & Associates . Herman and the firm worked with corporations on a variety of marketing and management issues , including how to develop training programs , marketing strategies , and organizational strategies . She managed the convention team for Jesse Jackson in his 1984 and 1988 bids for the Democratic Party 's presidential nomination . Her role working for Jackson 's campaign led Herman to serve as chief of staff to Democratic National Committee Chairman Ronald H. Brown , and later as vice chair of the 1992 Democratic National Convention
1992 Democratic National Convention
1992 Democratic National Convention
Alexis Herman