Ezra Levin is an American political activist and co-founder of the progressive non-profit organization Indivisible. He is co-author of We Are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy After Trump, published in 2019. Levin, along with Indivisible co-founder, Leah Greenberg, were named by Time in 2019 as being among the 100 most influential people in the world. He and Greenberg were selected by Politico in 2017 and GQ in 2018 for their annual lists of most powerful and influential people in Washington, D.C. He is currently the co-executive director of Indivisible.
Ezra Levin | |
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 Levin in 2018 | |
| Born | 1986 (age 37–38)[1] |
| Education | Carleton College Princeton University |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Organization | Indivisible |
| Spouse | Leah Greenberg |
| Website | indivisible |
Early life and education
editLevin grew up in Buda, Texas. He is Jewish.[2] He graduated from Carleton College in 2007.[3] He earned a master's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs from Princeton University in 2013.[1][4]
Career
editLevin began his career with AmeriCorps VISTA in San Jose, California, from 2007 to 2008. The following year, he served as deputy policy director for Congressman, Lloyd Doggett, from 2008 to 2011. Levin was an associate director of federal policy at Prosperity Now from 2012 until 2017, where his focus was on homelessness and poverty.[2][5]
In late 2016, Levin, Greenberg, Jeremy Haile, and Angel Padilla, all former Congressional staffers, created the online publication Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda in response to the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. The guide went viral and the project quickly became a progressive movement. Levin and Greenberg created a website and encouraged supporters to form their own local chapters.[6][7] In February 2017, the Indivisible co-founders formed a 501(c)(4) organization, with Levin designated as Indivisible's first president and Greenberg as vice-president.[8]
Selected publications
edit- Greenberg, Leah; Levin, Ezra (2019). We are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy after Trump. Atria/One Signal Publishers. ISBN 978-1982129972.
References
edit- ^ a b Mallozi, Vincent M. (March 29, 2015). "Friends, First and Always". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Dolsten, Josefin (March 4, 2017). "Meet the Jewish couple leading the Trump resistance". The Times of Israel.
- ^ "Leah Greenberg '08, Ezra Levin '07 named to Time 100 list". Carleton College. April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Ezra Levin". Linkedin. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "Indivisible Board Members: Ezra Levin". Indivisible.org. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Pressley, Ayanna (2019). "Time 100 — Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin". Time Magazine.
- ^ Tolan, Casey (May 13, 2017). "Meet the husband-wife duo who are sparking a liberal Tea Party movement". San Jose Mercury News.
- ^ Schor, Elana; Bade, Rachael (February 10, 2017). "Inside the protest movement that has Republicans reeling". Politico.