Josh Cortez graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School as a recipient of the Roy and Lila Ash Scholarship in Democracy in May ...

Sonali Nijhawan is a dedicated leader in national service and civic engagement. In 2021, she was appointed by the Biden-Harris administration as the Director of AmeriCorps State and National, becoming ...

Tyler Fisher is an experienced civic entrepreneur and strategist. Tyler is the Founder and Principal of Trailmark Strategies. He advises philanthropists, advocacy organizations, and early stage ...

Pita Limjaroenrat (b. 1980) formerly led the Move Forward Party (MFP) in Thailand’s May 2023 general elections, where his social democratic platform won the most votes and seats in the Parliament.

Harvard’s hub for research and teaching on democracy The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation develops ideas and fosters practices for equal and inclusive, multiracial, and multiethnic ...

The Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation’s Technology and Democracy workstream is focused on developing democracy-supportive technology policies, harnessing the opportunities for emerging technologies ...

Sam Wang, Ph.D., is a professor of neuroscience at Princeton University, and is president of the Electoral Innovation Lab, an independent nonprofit organization. He combines expertise in neuroscience, ...

Thao is a dedicated technology practitioner focused on the intersection of technology, democracy, and policy. She currently serves as Head of Civics Integrity at Google, where she leads the company’s ...

Jeremy McKey is a Policy Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, where his research explores the political economy of digital public infrastructure. He is particularly ...

Hillary Lehr is the CEO and co-founder of Quiller, the first generative AI content tool designed specifically for electoral campaigns and nonprofits. She also serves as an Operating Partner at Higher ...

Gideon Lichfield has spent nearly 30 years in journalism, most recently as the global editor-in-chief of WIRED. He was previously a science writer and foreign correspondent for The Economist in London ...