Leah Greenberg is an American political activist and co-founder of the progressive non-profit organization Indivisible. She is co-author of We Are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy After Trump, published in 2019. Greenberg, along with Indivisible co-founder, Ezra Levin, was named by Time in 2019 as one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world. She and Levin were selected by Politico in 2017 and GQ in 2018 for their annual lists of most powerful and influential people in Washington DC. She is currently the co-Executive Director of Indivisible.
Leah Greenberg | |
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| Born | 1987 (age 36–37)[1] |
| Education | Carleton College Tufts University |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Organization | Indivisible |
| Spouse | Ezra Levin |
| Website | indivisible |
Early life and education
editGreenberg was raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She is Jewish.[2] She graduated from Carleton College in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.[3] She later studied at Tufts University, where she received a Master's Degree in Law and Diplomacy.[4]
Career
editGreenberg began her career working for the philanthropic foundation, Humanity United, where she managed projects to combat human trafficking and slavery. She was an Advisor on human trafficking at the State Department's, Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review and later was hired as a staff assistant in the Office of Congressman Tom Perriello of Virginia. Greenberg was the policy director for Perriello's gubernatorial campaign in 2017.[4][2]
Greenberg, Levin, Jeremy Haile, and Angel Padilla – all former Congressional staffers – created the online publication Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda in late 2016 in response to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. The guide went viral and the project quickly became a progressive movement.[citation needed] Levin and Greenberg created a website and encouraged supporters to form their own local chapters.[5][6] In February, 2017, the Indivisible co-founders formed a 501(c) organization, with Levin designated as Indivisible's first President and Greenberg as Vice-President.[7]
Awards and recognition
edit- 2017 Greenberg and Levin were ranked #2 on the Politico 50 list of top thinkers and visionaries transforming American politics[8]
- 2018 Greenberg and Levin named one of GQ's 50 most powerful people in Trump's Washington[9]
- 2019 Named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world[5]
Selected publications
edit- Greenberg, Leah; Levin, Ezra (2019). We are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy after Trump. Atria/One Signal Publishers. ISBN 978-1982129972.
References
edit- ^ Mallozi, Vincent M. (March 29, 2015). "Friends, First and Always". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Dolsten, Josefin (March 4, 2017). "Meet the Jewish couple leading the Trump resistance". The Times of Israel.
- ^ "Leah Greenberg '08, Ezra Levin '07 named to Time 100 list". Carleton College. April 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "Leah Greenberg bio". Concordia. January 19, 2016.
- ^ a b Pressley, Ayanna (2019). "Time 100 — Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin". Time Magazine.
- ^ Tolan, Casey (May 13, 2017). "Meet the husband-wife duo who are sparking a liberal Tea Party movement". San Jose Mercury News.
- ^ Schor, Elana; Bade, Rachael (February 10, 2017). "Inside the protest movement that has Republicans reeling". Politico.
- ^ "Politico 50: Leah Greenberg & Ezra Levin". Politico. 2017.
- ^ Staff, ed. (February 22, 2018). "The 50 Most Powerful People in Trump's Washington". GQ Magazine.