Category: Board of Directors
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Danielle Allen
Danielle Allen is a political philosopher at Harvard University, where she directs the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation and the Democratic Knowledge Project. Her research and advocacy focus on making elections more competitive, strengthening civic education, and redesigning political institutions to be more responsive and accountable. She is the author of Justice by Means of Democracy and several other books
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Emily Cherniack
Emily Cherniack is the Founder and Executive Director of New Politics and New Politics Leadership Academy. Emily has worked tirelessly to serve our country and support others who serve, from her AmeriCorps service at City Year, to being part of the founding team of Be the Change – where she led a coalition of over 200 organizations to engage
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Anand Desai
Anand Desai is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Darsana Capital Partners, a global, long-term oriented and research-focused investment firm based in New York. From 2004 until 2013, Anand was a Senior Managing Director and Founding Partner of Eton Park Capital Management where he was a member of the Operating Committee and led the
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Carolyn Lukensmeyer
Dr. Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, Ph.D., is a leader in the field of deliberative democracy, a public servant and social entrepreneur. She is Founding Executive Director of The National Institute for Civil Discourse. In 1995, she founded AmericaSpeaks, a non-partisan non-profit organization that strengthens citizen voice in decision making. Carolyn was Chief of Staff to Governor
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Mal Salter
From 1967 to 2006, Malcolm Salter was a member of the Harvard Business School faculty where he also served as a Senior Associate Dean. His teaching and research has focused on issues of corporate strategy, organization, and governance. His most recent publications include a book on the origins and legacy of Enron’s collapse and a
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Deepika Sawhney
Deepika Sawhney is the Vice Chair of the LPS School Committee for Lexington, MA and a Town Meeting member. She is also serving on the Massachusetts Association of School Committees’ Legislative Committee. She is a visiting fellow with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University for the 2022-2023 academic year. Her research focuses on building civic
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Jerren Chang
Jerren is the inaugural full-time President & CEO of Partners in Democracy. He comes to PID as a dedicated democracy advocate and the co-founder & CEO of GenUnity – an innovative nonprofit supporting the civic learning and leadership development of hundreds of grassroots residents in Massachusetts communities and now a core pillar of PID’s holistic