Board of Directors
The Council is governed by a Board of Directors, composed of some of the most accomplished leaders in criminal justice and public policy. The Board is chaired by Laurie Robinson, who twice served as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs.
Laurie Robinson
Chair
Professor
George Mason University
George Mason University
Roy L. Austin, Jr.
Vice President of Civil Rights
Meta
Meta
Adam Gelb
President and CEO
Council on Criminal Justice
Council on Criminal Justice
Timothy Head
Executive Director
Faith & Freedom Coalition
Faith & Freedom Coalition
Michael Jacobson,
Treasurer
Executive Director
CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance
CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance
Justin Keener
Partner
Granite Public Affairs
Granite Public Affairs
Donald Stern
Of Counsel, Yurko, Salvesen & Remz
Managing Director, Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors
Managing Director, Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors
Nicole Surber,
Development Committee Chair
Vice President
Major & Principal Gifts,
Environmental Defense Fund
Major & Principal Gifts,
Environmental Defense Fund
Jeremy Travis
Senior Fellow
Columbia University Justice Lab
Columbia University Justice Lab
Jo-Ann Wallace,
Membership Committee Chair
President, CEO and Board Chairperson
National Legal Aid and Defenders Association Insurance Program
National Legal Aid and Defenders Association Insurance Program
Kathi Westcott,
Governance Committee Chair
Senior Counsel
The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Daniel F. Wilhelm
President
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Past Directors
Board of Trustees
Co-chaired by Sally Yates and Mark Holden, the Board of Trustees includes a diverse range of influential and innovative leaders representing a broad spectrum of professions, disciplines, and political perspectives. Trustees help shape the Council's policy and research agenda and also select Council members, serve on Task Forces, and provide guidance on how the Council can best serve the criminal justice field.