Danny Miller is the co-founder and co-director of Democracy Rising Collaborative, a new initiative created to galvanize lawyers to engage in collective action and to lead others to stand up for democracy, the rule of law, and the American way of life. Danny is a lawyer, advocate, and communicator with a track record of designing and leading successful organizing efforts, predicting and successfully planning for future threats before they arise, and working with partners across the political spectrum. Until late last year, he was Senior Advisor for Democracy 2025 at Democracy Forward, where he worked for four years. At Democracy Forward, Danny helped lead efforts to stand up Democracy 2025, playing a key role in building the coalition from the beginning into a strategic legal hub with more than 600 organizations.
Danny has a range of experience advocating for and defending democracy, including serving as the Director of Content and Strategy at the Renew Democracy Initiative and founding the Society for Constitutional Protection in New York. As the Associate Policy Director for the Ohio Business Roundtable, Danny helped organize a politically diverse coalition of state legislators, unions, businesses, and educators in the state of Ohio to defend the Common Core.
Danny has a Bachelor of Arts in Astrophysics from Princeton University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He clerked for a federal judge after law school and is a member of the New York Bar.
