Key People
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Kareem Crayton
Vice President, Washington, DC Office
Kareem Crayton listed as Vice President, Washington, DC Office on the Brennan Center leadership page. As of 2026-04-11.
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Elisa Miller
General Counsel
Elisa Miller listed as General Counsel on the Brennan Center leadership page. As of 2026-04-11.
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Jaemin Kim
Vice President, Development
Jaemin Kim listed as Vice President, Development on the Brennan Center leadership page. As of 2026-04-11.
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Jeanine Chirlin
Managing Director
Jeanine Chirlin listed as Managing Director on the Brennan Center leadership page. As of 2026-04-11.
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President and CEO
Michael Waldman listed as President and CEO on the Brennan Center leadership page. Has led the center since 2005 per web search. As of 2026-04-11.
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Lawrence Norden
Vice President, Elections & Government
Lawrence Norden listed as Vice President, Elections & Government on the Brennan Center leadership page. As of 2026-04-11.
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Wendy R. Weiser
Vice President, Democracy
Wendy R. Weiser listed as Vice President, Democracy on the Brennan Center leadership page. As of 2026-04-11.
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Pinky Weitzman
Vice President, Communications
Pinky Weitzman listed as Vice President, Communications on the Brennan Center leadership page. As of 2026-04-11.
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Chisun Lee
Chief Innovation Officer
Chisun Lee listed as Chief Innovation Officer on the Brennan Center leadership page. As of 2026-04-11.
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John F. Kowal
Vice President, Program Initiatives
John F. Kowal listed as Vice President, Program Initiatives on the Brennan Center leadership page. As of 2026-04-11.
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John Anthony Butler
Chief Operating Officer
John Anthony Butler listed as Chief Operating Officer on the Brennan Center leadership page. As of 2026-04-11.
All Facts
Organization
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Board Seats
27| Member | Role | Source | Notes | Source check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J7NdnQvB9Y | Board Co-Chair | brennancenter.org | Christine A. Varney is listed in the Chairs section of the Brennan Center Board of Directors page alongside Kimberley D. Harris. Affiliation: Retired Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| rYPzXoHMYG | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Troy McKenzie listed as Board Member (Dean and Cecelia Goetz Professor of Law, NYU School of Law) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| K5qxDba9QB | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Stephen Schulhofer listed as Board Member (Professor, NYU School of Law) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| 91gbOmXXnc | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Ruth Lazarus listed as Board Member on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| BkRUCzIB3g | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Steven Kersten listed as Board Member (President and CEO, WaterSaver Faucet Co.) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| yY986fhFfR | Board Member | brennancenter.org | David Sussman listed as Board Member (Media & Sports Lawyer and Executive) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| tJedmB8TTy | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Steven A. Reiss listed as Board Member (Retired Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| UlNfEszSn0 | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Leslie Bhutani listed as Board Member on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| U53qgmwCoU | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Adam Winkler listed as Board Member (Professor, UCLA School of Law) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| snhN0wPd60 | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Emily Spitzer listed as Board Member (President, The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| g28SVXpT9I | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Daniel F. Kolb listed as Board Member (Senior Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| fhnYEFV8GA | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Sibyl Frankenburg listed as Board Member (Teacher/Educator) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| wt9ku66tSk | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Vanita Gupta listed as Board Member (Distinguished Scholar in Residence, NYU School of Law) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| 2nnldwn80P | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Kenji Yoshino listed as Board Member (Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law, NYU School of Law) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| XsmFZndCfU | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Thomas M. Jorde listed as Board Member (Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley School of Law) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| LCo9ZVCoFZ | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Melissa Murray listed as Board Member (Professor, NYU School of Law) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| g5v9e6hlbZ | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Gerald Torres listed as Board Member (Professor of Environmental Justice, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| wXAU8Yi0oN | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Adam B. Cox listed as Board Member (Professor, NYU School of Law) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| X0ML4EZI7G | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Les Fagen listed as Board Member (Retired Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| lMMRpVb40w | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Danielle C. Gray listed as Board Member (Executive Vice President, Global Public Policy, UnitedHealth Group) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| 8ZSnegd1jo | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Trevor Morrison listed as Board Member (Eric M. and Laurie B. Roth Professor of Law; Chief Legal Officer, NYU) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| QdsN7eho9D | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Maggie Blackhawk listed as Board Member (Professor, NYU School of Law) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| 4XGqCc8EK6 | Board Chair Emeritus | brennancenter.org | Lawrence Pedowitz listed as Chair Emeritus (Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Retired) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| 9pQhxPIpnf | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Helen Hershkoff listed as Board Member (Professor, NYU School of Law) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| A9HvPdX9M1 | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Franz Paasche listed as Board Member (Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Verizon) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| eZXoHhcgiJ | Board Chair | brennancenter.org | Kimberley D. Harris listed as Board Co-Chair (Executive Vice President, General Counsel, NBCUniversal) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
| nNVBVElWMJ | Board Member | brennancenter.org | Peter Keisler listed as Board Member (Former Acting Attorney General 2007) on the Brennan Center Board of Directors page. As of 2026-04-11. | Not checked |
Publications
4| Title | PublicationType | Authors | Url | Venue | PublishedDate | IsFlagship | Source | Source check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Agenda to Strengthen U.S. Democracy in the Age of AI | report | Brennan Center | brennancenter.org | Brennan Center | 2025-01 | ✓ | brennancenter.org | Not checked |
| An AI Democracy Agenda | policy-brief | Brennan Center for Justice | brennancenter.org | — | 2024 | ✓ | brennancenter.org | Not checked |
| The Business of Military AI | report | Brennan Center for Justice | brennancenter.org | — | 2024 | — | brennancenter.org | Not checked |
| AI and Election Security | report | Brennan Center for Justice | brennancenter.org | — | 2024 | — | brennancenter.org | Not checked |
▶Internal Metadata
| ID: | sid_2KkS7mnw7K |
| Stable ID: | sid_2KkS7mnw7K |
| Wiki ID: | E2872 |
| Type: | organization |
| YAML Source: | packages/factbase/data/fb-entities/brennan-center.yaml |
| Facts: | 7 structured (8 total) |
| Records: | 42 in 3 collections |