Susan Corke

Susan CorkeĀ is DDA’s and DDF’s Executive Director. For two decades, she has served in senior pro-democracy leadership roles at the Southern Poverty Law Center, German Marshall Fund of the U.S., Freedom House, Human Rights First and the U.S. Department of State. She has built and led high impact programs around the world to defend and advance democracy, including international coalitions, networks of human rights lawyers; media outlets and newsrooms; and a cutting edge data lab to understand online threats. She has testified numerous times before Congress and has spoken at international and political fora, including at the United Nations, European Union and other official conferences. She has been a regular commentator in American and European media, a lecturer at leading universities, a co-author of The Democracy Playbook and a Webby-nominated podcaster, writer and an editor for numerous research and policy reports that drove democratic progress. She serves on boards for William & Mary and other nonprofits. She has a B.A. from William & Mary and a M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University.