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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tommaso Picciotto is a Democracy Visiting Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School. A senior strategy executive, Tommaso combines academic training ...

Yen-Lin (mashbean) Huang is a former medical doctor turned digital practitioner, dedicated to weaving cypherpunk ethos with democratic governance in Taiwan’s evolving digital society. Fascinated by ...

Marcus Board Jr., Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Howard University in Washington D.C. and author of Invisible Weapons (Oxford 2022). His research engages social movements, ...