Deborah Archer
President
American Civil Liberties Union
About
Category: Society & Governance
Track: Government & Society
Industry: Educatio
Country: United States
Deborah Archer is president of the American Civil Liberties Union where she serves as Chair of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, the two governing bodies responsible for policy development, financial oversight, and mission-alignment functions for the national organization. An attorney, scholar and expert on civil rights, civil liberties, and racial justice, she’s also the Margaret B. Hoppin Professor of Clinical Law and faculty director of the Community Equity Lab at New York University School of Law. Previously, Archer worked as an attorney with the ACLU and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, where she litigated in the areas of voting rights, employment discrimination, and school desegregation. She is a former chair of the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board, the nation’s oldest and largest police oversight agency, among other service. The recipient of numerous awards, Archer is the author of the forthcoming book, “Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality.”
