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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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View Liz Simons

Liz Simons

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Liz Simons is the daughter of billionaire retired hedge fund manager and Democratic political donor James Simons. She is the wife of Mark Heising, the…
View Mary McCord

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)…
View Roger Waters

Roger Waters

Activist, Other, Environmental Policy, Foreign Policy
Roger Waters is a British musician and former front-man of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters is known for his support for left-wing activism,…
View Leah Greenberg

Leah Greenberg

Board Member or Executive, Other, Economic Policy, Elections Policy
Leah Greenberg is the co-founder and co-executive director of the Indivisible Project, a left-of-center political nonprofit created in late 2016 as a response to the…
View Felix Biederman

Felix Biederman

Other
Felix Biederman is one of three co-founders and regular co-hosts of Chapo Trap House (Chapo), a for-profit socialist podcast. As of March 2019, Chapo was…
View Christopher Koob

Christopher Koob

Other, Economic Policy, Housing Policy
Christopher Koob is a political consultant who works as a principal for MBA Consulting Group. He has previously worked for left-of-center and Democratic Party organizations…
View Hasan Piker

Hasan Piker

Other, Economic Policy, Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
Hasan Piker is a 34-year-old radical-left political streamer and content creator. As of September, 2025, his twitch channel, a streaming platform popular among young audiences…
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Elon Musk

Board Member or Executive, Donor, Other, Multi-Issue Advocacy, Tech Policy
Elon Musk is a South African-born American technology entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist best known for his role as a founder or co-founder of several high-profile…
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Bill Gates

Board Member or Executive, Other, Multi-Issue Advocacy
Bill Gates is the founder and former CEO of technology giant Microsoft. He is also the co-founder of the Gates Foundation along with his previous…
View John Chevedden

John Chevedden

Activist, Other, Environmental Policy, Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
John Chevedden is a private investor and shareholder activist known for his prolific filing of corporate shareholder proposals under Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule…
View Randi Weingarten

Randi Weingarten

Other, Labor Policy
Randi Weingarten is a 30-year union executive who, aside from a brief one-semester stint as a full-time teacher, has almost exclusively served as a union…
View Eric Kessler

Eric Kessler

Other, Multi-Issue Advocacy
Eric Kessler is the founder of Arabella Advisors, a Washington, D.C.-based philanthropic consultant group, and previously served as the group's principal and senior managing director….
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Matt Christman

Other
Matt Christman is one of three co-founders and regular co-hosts of Chapo Trap House (Chapo), a for-profit socialist podcast. As of March 2019, Chapo reportedly…
View Becky Pringle

Becky Pringle

Other, Education Policy, Labor Policy
Rebecca Pringle is a teacher and teachers’ union officer working as the president of the National Education Association (NEA), America’s largest labor union. Pringle has…
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Michael Bloomberg

Activist, Donor, Other, Politician
Michael Bloomberg is a former three-term mayor of New York City and unsuccessful candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Bloomberg, a billionaire financier and…
View Neera Tanden

Neera Tanden

Board Member or Executive, Other, Economic Policy
Neera Tanden is a long-time confidante of the Clinton political family and a former Obama administration aide who served as president and CEO of the…
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Bradley Beychok

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Bradley Beychok is a Democratic political strategist based in Washington, D.C. He currently works as the president and co-founder of American Bridge 21st Century, a…
View Eric Church

Eric Church

Board Member or Executive, Other, Firearms Policy, Housing Policy
Eric Church is a singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and the co-founder of Chief Cares, a housing-focused nonprofit based in Western North Carolina.
View Michael Kieschnick

Michael Kieschnick

Other, Elections Policy, Environmental Policy
Michael Kieschnick is the president and CEO of CREDO Mobile, a cellular service company than channels one percent of its revenues into left-of-center causes. Kieschnick…
View Steve Witkoff

Steve Witkoff

Other, Multi-Issue Advocacy
Steven Witkoff is a real estate investor, landlord, philanthropist, and the founder of the Witkoff Group. Witkoff owns property portfolios in New York and other…

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