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Thank you for the opportunity to testify here today.
Testimony and Public Comment
Allie Boldt
Models and policy recommendations for boosting civic engagement and fortifying American democracy.
In the media
Hollie Russon Gilman
K. Sabeel Rahman
Elena Souris
Heather McGhee is stepping down from her role as president of Demos this summer. She’ll remain as a distinguished senior fellow and the think tank will launch a search for the next president in March.
In the media
Jake Sherman
HEATHER MCGHEE STEPS DOWN AS PRESIDENT OF DEMOS: Heather McGhee will step down from her role as president of Demos this summer and will become a distinguished senior fellow with the group. Starting in March, the left-leaning think tank’s board of directors will look for a new president.
In the media
Marrianne Levine
Theodoric Meyer
Heather McGhee, who has been with left-leaning think tank Demos for the past 15 years, has announced that she will transition out of her role as president. She’ll become a distinguished senior fellow at the organization. In the four years McGhee spent at the helm, Demos’s budget increased from $8
In the media
The Staff
Under Heather McGhee’s leadership, Demos has grown significantly in size and impact. In the last four years, the racial diversity of the staff has more than doubled, and Demos is now a majority-person of color think tank.
Press release/statement

A 50-State Look at Rising College Prices and the New American Student

Research
Mark Huelsman
In every state except Wyoming, the share of revenue that public colleges receive from tuition — aka students and families — has grown since 2001, according to an analysis released Thursday by Demos, a left-leaning think tank. And in 24 states, tuition covered more than half of public colleges’
In the media
Jillian Berman
Findings show declining investment in public college in 49 out of 50 states since 2001, and skyrocketing prices for the working class
Press release/statement
MASSACHUSETTS - Yesterday, Demos, Rock the Vote, SEIU, and Massachusetts Community Action Network (MCAN), represented by attorneys from Cooley LLP, filed an amicus brief in a case challenging Massachusetts’s 20-day voter registration cutoff. In the case, Chelsea Collaborative v. Gavin, the Supreme
Press release/statement