is vice president, chief counsel, and a cofounder of Student Defense. Previously, he served as the Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, where he oversaw the Office of the General Counsel’s legal advice and litigation on higher education matters.

Ament is president and a cofounder of Student Defense. Previously, he served as Special Counsel for higher education issues and subsequently as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of the General Counsel.

is managing director of Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress.

is a senior fellow for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress.

is a Senior Fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution.

is a Fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution.

is the president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

is the founder and president of the Arab American Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that serves as a political and policy research arm of the Arab-American community.

is a Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution.

is a University Professor at the New School, former MSNBC & NBC News Legal Analyst, and the former Chair of the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board.