Episode 19. Kevin Johnson

Kevin Johnson is co-founder and executive director of Election Reformers Network, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing innovations that protect elections from polarization.  Since 2017 Kevin has led ERN’s research and advocacy programs focused on impartial election administration, independent redistricting, and voting rules. Kevin draws on decades of experience supporting emerging democracies overseas and advancing reforms in the US.

Kevin authored studies of secretary of state conflict of interest, election commission models, nonpartisan election management, and proportional approaches to electoral college reform. He has also published more than two dozen opeds on a wide range of reform topics in media outlets including The Washington Post, Governing, Commonwealth Magazine, and The Hill.

Kevin has held board or advisory positions with The Carter Center, Common Cause Massachusetts, Rank the Vote, and American Promise. For 18 years Kevin ran Liberty Global Partners, an investment advisory firm focused on venture capital and private equity in emerging markets. Kevin earned an MBA from Wharton and a BA from Yale, and lives with his wife and three children in Newton, MA.

A transcript of this episode can be found here.