Insha Rahman is Vice President for Advocacy and Partnerships at the Vera Institute of Justice and Vice President of Vera Action, Vera’s 501c4 sister organization. She leads the development of Vera and Vera Action’s advocacy priorities and campaigns across the organization, partnering with government, advocates, and organizers to win policy change to end mass incarceration and build safe, thriving communities for all. Additionally, she supervises the organization’s place-based initiatives in California, Louisiana, and New York. Prior to joining Vera, she was a public defender at The Bronx Defenders. She graduated with a B.A. in Africana Studies from Vassar College and earned her J.D. from the City University of New York School of Law.
