Middlebury alum writes speeches for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani
By Mandy Berghela | March 19, 2026When Julian Gerson ’18 first tried his hand at speechwriting, he was sitting in an English class at Middlebury College, drafting what he imagined might be a hopeful speech in the wake of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss to President Donald Trump. Nearly a decade later, Gerson is writing speeches delivered ...










