If you can keep it

Protect Democracy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism.

Director of Research on Democratic Reform @CHHI HLS; Professor of Political Science, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. Electoral engineer and builder of longer tables...

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Ben Raderstorf is writer and policy strategist at Protect Democracy. He writes about how to beat authoritarianism in the substack "If you can keep it." His writing has been published in The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Bulwark.

Beau is Deputy Director of Impact Programs & Counsel, Civic Space and Rule of Law, at the non-partisan non-profit Protect Democracy.

Counsel and Technology Policy Strategist at Protect Democracy. Former Facebook.

Ian Bassin is co-founder and Executive Director of Protect Democracy. He previously served as Associate White House Counsel, where he counseled the President and senior White House staff on administrative and constitutional law.

Current Counsel at Protect Democracy and former federal civil servant

Alicia Menendez-Brennan is a policy advocate at Protect Democracy, where she drives efforts to advance structural reforms to our democracy.

Anna Dorman is a Counsel at Protect Democracy working to build a robust and effective pro-democracy movement through organizing, advocacy, and litigation.

I oversee Protect Democracy’s work to ensure that pro-democracy civil society actors remain resilient in the face of autocratic tactics, and to protect the right to free expression and dissent that are required for a healthy democracy.

Farbod is an attorney who leads Protect Democracy’s efforts to advance structural changes to our democracy.

Current Counsel at Protect Democracy and former federal civil servant

Ellinor Heywood is an Impact and Litigation Specialist at Protect Democracy. She works on projects to protect the civil service and prevent the closing of civic space.

Associate producer, The Bulwark

Small business owner, prefers democracy.

Kyle leads Protect Democracy's advocacy work in Pennsylvania and contributes to domestic deployment issue development. He is an enlisted combat zone veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Allie is a Campaign Strategist at Protect Democracy, mobilizing key civil sectors (esp. science & healthcare) in pro-democracy work. She brings strong experience in digital political campaigning, disability, & patient organizing.

Edison Forman is a Research Associate at Protect Democracy, where he supports the organization’s work on technology governance.

Izzy Gray is an Impact Specialist at Protect Democracy. Her work focuses primarily on combatting anti-democratic applications of technology.

Sara Chimene-Weiss is a lawyer at Protect Democracy. She focuses on safeguarding free and fair election processes.

Counsel and Head of the Washington Office at Protect Democracy. Former Special Assistant to the President for Democracy and Civic Participation at the White House.