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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, Programs
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
Director, Election Reform Democracy
Myrna Pérez
Director (On Leave), Voting Rights & Elections Democracy
Alicia Bannon
Managing Director Democracy
Chisun Lee
Deputy Director, Election Reform Program Democracy
Rachel Levinson-Waldman
Deputy Director Liberty & National Security
Sean Morales-Doyle
Acting Director, Voting Rights & Elections Democracy
Ram Subramanian
Managing Director Justice
Daniel I. Weiner
Deputy Director, Election Reform 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
Elisa Miller
General Counsel 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

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