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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 and CEO Office of the President
Melissa Estok
Executive Director Office of the President
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
Wendy R. Weiser
Vice President Democracy
Pinky Weitzman
Vice President Communications

Program Leadership

Kareem Crayton
Senior Director, Voting Rights and Representation Democracy
Lauren-Brooke Eisen
Senior Director Justice
Elizabeth Goitein
Senior Director Liberty & National Security
Lawrence Norden
Senior Director, Elections and Government Democracy
Alicia Bannon
Director, Judiciary Program Democracy
Chisun Lee
Director, Elections and Government Democracy
Rachel Levinson-Waldman
Managing Director Liberty & National Security
Sean Morales-Doyle
Director, Voting Rights Democracy
Ram Subramanian
Managing Director Justice
Daniel I. Weiner
Director, Elections and Government Democracy
Faiza Patel
Senior Director Liberty & National Security
Thomas Wolf
Deputy Director Democracy

Management Team

Antonio Dell’Agli
IT Director Finance and Operations
John Donahue
Managing Director Development
Allison Hertz
Director of Finance Finance and Operations
Paulette Hodge
Director, Direct Response & Donor Services Development
Mireya Navarro
Editor-in-chief, Brennan en español Communications
Alexandra Ringe
Director, Media and Strategic Engagement Communications
Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr.
Chief Counsel Office of the President
Katherine Storch
Director, Institutional Relations Development
Lisa Vosper
Director, Multimedia & Design Communications
Alden Wallace
Director, Creative/Design Communications
Pinky Weitzman
Vice President Communications

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