personnel
Brett Solomon — Co-Founder & Executive Director at Access Now
Metadata
| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | pnUZNMnv2T |
| Source URL | www.accessnow.org/executive-director/ |
| Parent | Access Now |
| Children | — |
| Created | Mar 30, 2026, 11:31 AM |
| Updated | Mar 30, 2026, 11:31 AM |
| Synced | Mar 30, 2026, 11:31 AM |
Record Data
id | pnUZNMnv2T |
personId | Brett Solomon(person) |
organizationId | Access Now(organization) |
personEntityId | Brett Solomon(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | Access Now(organization) |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | Co-Founder & Executive Director |
roleType | key-person |
startDate | 2009 |
endDate | 2024-07 |
isFounder | Yes |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | www.accessnow.org/executive-director/ |
notes | Co-founded Access Now in July 2009 after the contested Iranian presidential election; served as Executive Director for 15 years (2009–July 2024); also served as Board Member and Board Secretary; founded RightsCon Summit. |
Source Check Verdicts
confirmed95% confidence
Last checked: 4/9/2026
The source text directly confirms all key fields: (1) person is Brett Solomon, (2) org is Access Now, (3) role is Co-Founder & Executive Director, (4) startDate is 2009 ('As I head to the 15-year anniversary of co-founding Access Now this coming July'), and (5) endDate is July 2024 ('it feels like the right time for me to step down as Executive Director'). The article is titled 'Stepping down so others can step up' and explicitly states he will have completed 'three five-year terms as ED' by July, confirming the 2009 founding date and 2024 departure.
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