Senior Policy Analyst for Civil and Criminal Justice Reform, Open Society Foundations @Nkechi_Taifa
Taifa focuses on issues involving sentencing reform, law enforcement accountability, re-entry of previously incarcerated persons, and prison reform. Taifa also convenes the Justice Roundtable, a Washington-based advocacy network advancing federal criminal justice reform. Prior to joining the Open Society, Taifa was the founding director of Howard University School of Law’s Equal Justice Program, and taught popular seminars. She has also been an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. Taifa has served as legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, public policy counsel for the Women’s Legal Defense Fund, and staff attorney for the National Prison Project. She has also been in private practice, specializing in representing indigent adults and juveniles. Taifa has served on many different public interest boards and currently serves as an appointed commissioner and chair of the D.C. Commission on Human Rights. Taifa received her law degree from The George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Howard University.
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