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The Brennan Center for Justice is led by President Michael Waldman and is staffed by lawyers, researchers, and advocates for democracy.

Executive Leadership

Michael Waldman
President Office of the President
Lisa Benenson
Vice President Communications
John Anthony Butler
Chief Operating Officer Finance and Operations
Jeanine Chirlin
Chief of Staff Office of the President
Jaemin Kim
Vice President Development
John F. Kowal
Vice President, Program Initiatives
Elisa Miller
General Counsel Finance and Operations
Manuel Monge
Chief Human Resources Officer Administration
Wendy R. Weiser
Vice President Democracy

Program Leadership

Lauren-Brooke Eisen
Director Justice
Elizabeth Goitein
Director Liberty & National Security
Theodore R. Johnson
Director, Fellows Program Washington, D.C., Office
Lawrence Norden
Senior Director, Elections and Government Democracy
Alicia Bannon
Director, Judiciary Program Democracy
Chisun Lee
Director, Elections and Government Democracy
Rachel Levinson-Waldman
Deputy Director Liberty & National Security
Sean Morales-Doyle
Acting Director, Voting Rights Democracy
Ram Subramanian
Managing Director Justice
Daniel I. Weiner
Director, Elections and Government Democracy
Faiza Patel
Director Liberty & National Security

Management Team

Antonio Dell’Agli
IT Director Finance and Operations
Matthew Harwood
Managing Director Communications
Allison Hertz
Director of Finance Finance and Operations
Alexandra Ringe
Director, Media and Strategic Engagement Communications
Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr.
Chief Counsel Office of the President
Alden Wallace
Director, Creative/Design Communications
Pinky Weitzman
Director of Digital Communications

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