Learn how specific individuals are influencing public policy. Each profile below is carefully curated by an InfluenceWatch contributor, and includes funding data where appropriate.
Occupation
Ideological Alignment
Issue Area
Michael Bloomberg
John Feinblatt
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Brian Acton
George Soros
Shannon Watts
Larry Fink
Neville Roy Singham
Jodie Evans
Liz Simons
Joe Biden
Peter Thiel
Steve Ballmer
Hillary Clinton
Jared Isaacman
Barack Obama
Elon Musk
Tom Steyer
Ted Turner
Mary McCord
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