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Lorelei Kelly
Lorelei Kelly is a democratic innovation practitioner whose work focuses on strengthening democratic resilience through new methods for gathering, organizing, and integrating community knowledge into institutional decision-making. She is a Principal at Public Good Group, where she develops civic education, public participation, and evidence-building initiatives that connect communities with governance…
By Todd Fleisher
Lily Tsai
Lily Tsai is the Director and Founder of the MIT Governance Lab (MIT GOV/LAB) and the Ford Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as the former Chair of the MIT Faculty. Her research focuses on accountability, governance, and political participation in developing contexts,…
By Todd Fleisher
Kelly Born
Kelly Born is the inaugural Director of the Democracy, Rights, and Governance initiative for The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. In this role, she leads the organization’s emerging grantmaking in support of a thriving, pro-equity democracy in the United States. Prior to joining the foundation, Kelly served as the Director…
By Todd Fleisher
Keesha Gaskins-Nathan
Keesha Gaskins-Nathan is the director for the Democratic Practice–United States program and the Racial Justice Initiative at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. She is dedicated to advancing measures and ideas that improve democratic systems and engage democratic culture in the United States to support full and fair democratic and economic opportunity…
By Todd Fleisher
Julia Roig
Julia Roig has more than 30 years of experience working for democratic change and conflict transformation around the world, and is best known for her ability to convene diverse coalitions and her facilitative leadership of global networks. An organizer at heart, in her role as Chief Network Weaver at The…
By Todd Fleisher
John Paul Lederach
Dr. John Paul Lederach is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in the field of peacebuilding. He received his bachelor’s degree in history and peace studies from Bethel College and his doctorate of philosophy degree in sociology, with a concentration on social conflict, from the University of Colorado. Dr. Lederach…
By Todd Fleisher