Bio

Danielle Allen is a professor at Harvard, democracy advocate, distinguished columnist and author, and mom.

Danielle’s work to make the world better for young people has taken her from teaching college and leading a $60 million university division to driving change at the helm of a $6 billion foundation, writing as a national opinion columnist, advocating for cannabis legalization, democracy reform, and civic education, and most recently, to running for governor of Massachusetts. During the height of COVID in 2020, Danielle’s leadership in rallying coalitions and building solutions resulted in the country’s first-ever Roadmap to Pandemic Resilience; her policies were adopted in federal legislation and a presidential executive order. Danielle made history as the first Black woman ever to run for statewide office in Massachusetts. Across her portfolios as a scholar, advocate, and writer, Danielle works on Democracy Renovation for America the Indivisible.

You can also learn more about Danielle through her website at Harvard.