Danielle S. Allen

Danielle Allen is a professor of public policy, politics, and ethics at Harvard University, Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation and Democratic Knowledge Project, and James Bryant Conant University Professor, one of Harvard’s highest honors. She is also Founder and President of Partners In Democracy. She is a seasoned nonprofit leader, democracy advocate, tech ethicist, distinguished author, and mom. During the height of COVID in 2020, Danielle’s leadership in rallying coalitions and building solutions resulted in policies that were adopted in federal legislation and a presidential executive order. Her many books include the widely acclaimed Talking to Strangers: anxieties of citizenship since Brown v Board of Education; Our Declaration: a reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality; Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.; Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus; and Justice by Means of Democracy.