ABOUT OUR CO-FOUNDERS
VALERIE ALEXANDER
Co-founder Valerie Alexander brings 25 years of experience in senior leadership, having served as a close advisor to some of the nation’s most influential elected officials, including President Bill Clinton, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary Hillary Clinton, and Senator Richard Durbin. She was the architect behind a bipartisan program involving the presidential centers of Presidents Johnson, Bush (41 and 43), and Clinton.
Co-founder Laura Nirider brings 15 years of experience as a prominent lawyer, criminal justice expert, and public advocate. A former law professor at Northwestern University, Laura has helped exonerate more than 20 innocent individuals around the country and is publicly known for her work on high-profile cases, including the West Memphis Three and Brendan Dassey of Netflix’s Making a Murderer.