John Bridgeland
Co-Chair
John Bridgeland is Executive Chairman of the Office of American Possibilities, a civic moonshot factory to tap the entrepreneurial talent of Americans to solve public challenges together across divides. In that capacity, he is Co-Chair of Welcome.US to inspire, educate, and engage Americans in supporting the resettlement of Afghan, Ukrainian, and other refugees; Co-Founder & CEO of More Perfect, a bipartisan alliance of 35 Presidential Centers and 130 partners to protect and renew American democracy by advancing five democracy goals; Vice Chairman of Malaria No More to end malaria deaths in Africa; and Co-Leader of the Grad Nation campaign that was featured on the cover of the Stanford Social Innovation Review for its progress.
Mr. Bridgeland also served as Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, Assistant to the President of the United States, and first Director of the USA Freedom Corps after 9/11 under President George W. Bush, as well as a member of the White House Council for Community Solutions under President Barack Obama.
