Senior Staff and Leadership

We’re a team with diverse political opinions, extensive expertise, and the desire to create an inclusive, multiracial democracy. Get to know our senior staff, leadership, and board below. To contact us, please email info@democracyfund.org.

Leadership

Joe Goldman

President and Board Member
Laura Chambers

Chief Operating Officer

Tom Glaisyer

Executive Advisor to the President
Deepa Isac

General Counsel
April McWilliams

Managing Director of People and Culture
Sanjiv Rao

Vice President
Kelly Reed

Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Grants and Finance
Josh Stearns

Managing Director of Programs
Lauren Strayer

Managing Director of Communications and Network

Senior Staff

Leadership Support

Viviana Pérez

Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Operating Officer
Donata Secondo

Chief of Staff, Office of the President

Elections and Voting Program

Heather Creek

Associate Director, Program Strategy and Learning
Lindsay Daniels

Senior Director, Elections and Voting
Janet Hernández

Associate Director, Elections and Voting
José Morales, Jr.

Associate Director, Special Projects, Elections and Voting

Just and Inclusive Society

Jeyn Levison

Associate Director, Just and Inclusive Society
Shuya Ohno

Director, Just and Inclusive Society

Governance Program

Winny Chen

Associate Director, Governance
Rudy Mehrbani

Senior Director, Governance

Public Square Program

Angelica Das

Program Director for Equitable Journalism
Teresa Gorman

Associate Director, Public Square
Paul Waters

Director, Digital Democracy Initiative

Communications and Network

Robert Griffin

Associate Director, Research
Lauren Hill

Senior Director of Partnerships
Hannah Rimar

Associate Director, Communications
Najma Roberts

Senior Director, Communications and Equity

Operations and People

Julie Hecker

Controller
Kalpana Simhan

Director, Grants Management

Board of Directors

Deepak Bhargava

Board Member
Pat Christen

Board Chair
Joe Goldman

President and Board Member
Vanita Gupta

Board Member
Crystal Hayling

Board Member

Founder

Pierre Omidyar

Founder

Current Openings

Democracy Fund is working to build a diverse team of people who are passionate about making American democracy more open and just. As we build our teams, we seek out those who will bring creative approaches to their work, are open to new ideas, and work best in a collaborative environment. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.