Daniel Schuman
American lawyer
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Daniel Schuman is an American lawyer, technologist, and government transparency advocate serving CEO of the American Governance Institute.[1][2][3] He is an expert on good government policies in the legislative branch of the United States.[3] He was instrumental in the push to ensure public disclosure of CRS Reports, running a website called EveryCRSReport, which publishes all reports authored by the Congressional Research Service.[4][5]
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| Education | Emory University (BA, JD) |
| Occupations | Lawyer, Policy Advocate |
| Employer | American Governance Institute |
| Notable work | Every CRS Report First Branch Forecast OpenGov Jobs List |
Schuman has worked at Sunlight Foundation, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Demand Progress, and POPVox Foundation.[6][7] He runs the OpenGov Jobs listserv for transparency-focused positions,[8] and was formerly a fellow with CodeX: the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics.[9]
Schuman regularly testifies in front of the United States Congress as a transparency advocate.[10][11][12] He "successfully lobbied for the creation of the Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds," an office in the House of Representatives dedicated to working with whistleblowers."[3][13]
In 2024, Schuman founded a new nonprofit, the American Governance Institute, focused on improving processes and outcomes in the United States Congress.[3] He also writes and edits First Branch Forecast, a weekly email newsletter focused on government accountability.[14][15]
