Constitutional Law & Democracy Expert; President & CEO at Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law; Author of "The Fight to Vote"

Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Michael Waldman Biography

Michael Waldman is a constitutional lawyer, author, and public policy expert whose career focuses on law, democracy, and American political life. Waldman serves as president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, a nonpartisan law and policy institute dedicated to revitalizing the nation's systems of democracy and justice. He is recognized as a national authority on voting rights, campaign finance, criminal justice reform, and constitutional law, and is known for his expertise on the presidency and American democracy.

Waldman served as director of speechwriting for President Bill Clinton, acting as assistant to the president and writing or editing nearly 2,000 speeches, including four State of the Union addresses and two inaugural addresses. He also crafted Clinton's acceptance speech for the Democratic convention. Prior to that, Waldman was special assistant to the president for policy coordination, where he was the top administration policy aide on campaign finance reform and drafted the administration's public financing proposal. Before his White House tenure, Waldman was executive director of Public Citizen's Congress Watch, then the largest consumer lobbying office in the capital.

Waldman is the author of several books on presidential rhetoric, constitutional history, and democratic reform. His works include "POTUS Speaks: Finding the Words that Defined the Clinton Presidency," "The Second Amendment: A Biography," and "The Fight to Vote," a history of the struggle for voting rights in the United States, which was named a notable nonfiction book by Washington Post. Waldman also authored "The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America," which examines the impact of the Supreme Court's decisions on American society.

Following his government service, Waldman lectured in public policy at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, teaching courses on political reform, public leadership, and communications. He was a member of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. Waldman writes for publications including The New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, and Slate, and appears on television and radio to discuss public policy, the presidency, and constitutional law.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/14/2026.

Michael Waldman Videos

Michael Waldman on the Second Amendment - YouTube

Michael Waldman on the Second Amendment - YouTube

Former Speechwriter Michael Waldman: Clinton was Effective ...

Former Speechwriter Michael Waldman: Clinton was Effective ...

Michael Waldman: The Second Amendment - A Biography - YouTube

Michael Waldman: The Second Amendment - A Biography - YouTube

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