Joe Goldman is a director at the Omidyar Network, where he supports efforts to strengthen democracy in the United States by improving civil discourse and reducing the impact of fearmongering on elections and policy making.

Joe has spent his career working to strengthen democratic institutions through public deliberation and policy reform. Most recently, he served as the Interim Executive Director at the Campaign for Stronger Democracy, a coalition that encourages collaboration among democracy reform advocates. Previously, Joe was Vice President of Citizen Engagement at AmericaSpeaks, where he directed and consulted on some of the largest public deliberations in the world, including the New Orleans recovery plan after Hurricane Katrina, post-9/11 redevelopment of the World Trade Center site, the creation of Washington D.C.’s municipal budget priorities, and regional economic and land-use plans for the Chicago area and Northeast Ohio. Joe has trained federal managers,
legislative staff, and public officials on engaging the public and has written and spoken about the need for more open, collaborative government.

Joe was a Public Service Fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he received a Masters in Public Policy. He earned a BA in political science from Vassar College.