People Profiles

Learn how specific individuals are influencing public policy. Each profile below is carefully curated by an InfluenceWatch contributor, and includes funding data where appropriate.

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Mary McCord

Board Member or Executive, Lawyer, Other, Elections Policy

Mary McCord is a left-of-center attorney, academic, and former Obama administration Department of Justice official who directs the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP)…

Hillary Clinton

Activist, Lawyer, Politician, Multi-Issue Advocacy

Hillary Clinton is a former First Lady of the United States, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of State.

Kamala Harris

Lawyer, Politician, Multi-Issue Advocacy

Kamala Harris is Democratic politician from California. Before her election to the Vice Presidency of the United States in the Biden administration, she was a…

Michael J. Sacks

Donor, Lawyer, Multi-Issue Advocacy

Michael Sacks is a hedge fund manager and major Democratic donor living in Chicago. He is married to Cari, a philanthropist. Sacks and his wife…

Kate Shaw

Journalist, Lawyer, Scholar, Multi-Issue Advocacy

Kate Shaw is a professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University and a left-of-center political commentator. She frequently comments on legal…

David Becker

Board Member or Executive, Lawyer, Elections Policy

David Becker is a left-leaning election law advocate and the co-founder and executive director of the Center for Election and Innovation Research (CEIR). He previously…

Marc Elias

Lawyer, Elections Policy, Foreign Policy

Marc Elias is an American attorney best known for his involvement in Democratic Party political campaigns, redistricting litigation, and election litigation. He was formerly a…

John Morgan

Activist, Lawyer, Criminal Justice Policy, Labor Policy

John Morgan is a Florida-based trial lawyer and a partner and founder of one of the nation’s largest law firms, Morgan and Morgan.

Joe Scarborough

Journalist, Lawyer, Politician

Joe Scarborough is an attorney, former U.S. Representative, and a media personality who hosts the MSNBC show “Morning Joe” with Mika Brzezinski. Scarborough was elected…

Norman L. Eisen

Lawyer, Foreign Policy, Multi-Issue Advocacy

Norman L. Eisen is a lawyer and former diplomat with an extensive track record of left-of-center institution-building and policy advocacy. Eisen held several positions in…

Xavier Becerra

Lawyer, Politician, Abortion Policy, Healthcare Policy, Immigration Policy

Xavier Becerra is a Democratic politician, former Congressman, and former attorney general of California, who previously served as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human…

Rosa Brooks

Lawyer, Scholar, Foreign Policy, LGBT Policy

Rosa Brooks, born Rosa Ehrenreich, is the daughter of longtime feminist activist Barbara Ehrenreich and is a law professor at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C….

David Menschel

Activist, Lawyer, Criminal Justice Policy

David Menschel is a left-of-center defense lawyer and president of the Vital Projects Fund, which advocates for liberalizing criminal justice policies including by abolishing the…

Sophia L. Lakin

Board Member or Executive, Lawyer, Elections Policy

Sophia Lin Lakin is deputy director of the Voting Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in New York City. She’s an attorney…

Robert Weissman

Board Member or Executive, Lawyer, Environmental Policy, Multi-Issue Advocacy

Robert Weissman, an American attorney and think-tank staffer, is the president of Public Citizen, a liberal lobbying and advocacy organization. He has worked for organizations…

Nicole Berner

Lawyer, Abortion Policy, Labor Policy, LGBT Policy

Nicole Berner is a left-of-center activist currently working as general counsel for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) as a partner in the labor union-side…

Omeed Malik

Board Member or Executive, Lawyer, Economic Policy

Omeed Malik is the founder and CEO of Farvahar Partners, the president of 1789 Capital, and the chair and CEO of Colombier Acquisition Corp. Malik…

Leonard Leo

Board Member or Executive, Lawyer, Criminal Justice Policy

Leonard A. Leo is the co-chairman of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. Leo is perhaps most notable for playing a role…

Jay Halfon

Board Member or Executive, Lawyer, Environmental Policy

Jay Halfon is an attorney who serves as legal counsel, board member, and strategist for several left-of-center non-profits, focusing mostly on environmentalist policy. As of…

Morris Dees

Board Member or Executive, Lawyer, Multi-Issue Advocacy

Morris Dees is the co-founder and former chief trial counsel of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Dees was involved with the SPLC for 48…

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