“American Democracy in Crisis: Big Challenges and the Path Forward”

Daniel I. Weiner is director of the Elections and Government Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. He has authored a number of nationally recognized reports and white papers on election law and related topics and is a frequent media contributor. Weiner has testified before Congress, state legislatures, and other government bodies, and regularly provides legal and policy advice to leaders in Washington, D.C. and across the country.

Weiner previously served as senior legal advisor to a commissioner at the Federal Election Commission, which oversees campaign finance rules in all federal elections. Before his service at the FEC, he practiced law in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Jenner & Block and served as a law clerk for Judge Diana Murphy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He holds degrees from Harvard Law School and Brown University.