Kareem Crayton

Overview

Kareem Crayton serves as Vice President, Washington DC at the Brennan Center for Justice [1], a position held since July 2024 [3]. Crayton is an elections, governance, and democracy expert specializing in policy, strategy, and elections consulting [2]. Prior to this role, Crayton held the position of Senior Director, Voting & Representation at the Brennan Center from April 2023 to July 2024 [4]. Crayton's academic background includes a BA in Government from Harvard University [11] and a JD/PhD in Law and Political Science from Stanford University [12], completed between 1995 and 2002 [12]. Crayton has held faculty positions at USC Law School as an Associate Professor from 2005 to 2010 [10], at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Law Professor from 2010 to 2015 [9], and as a Visiting Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University from 2016 to 2019 [8]. Additionally, Crayton founded and has managed Crimcard Consulting Services since January 2010 [5].

Career history

1. Vice President, Washington DCJul 2024 to presentBrennan Center for Justice
2. Senior Director, Voting & RepresentationApr 2023 to Jul 2024Brennan Center for Justice
3. CCFounder & Managing PartnerJan 2010 to presentCrimcard Consulting Services
4. SCExecutive DirectorJul 2019 to Mar 2020Southern Coalition for Social Justice
5. SCInterim Executive DirectorJan 2018 to Jul 2019Southern Coalition for Social Justice
6. Visiting Professor of LawJan 2016 to Dec 2019Vanderbilt University
7. Law ProfessorJul 2010 to Jun 2015University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
8. ULAssociate Professor2005 to Jun 2010USC Law School

Education

1. AB, Government1992 - 1995Harvard University
2. JD/PhD, Law/ Political Science1995 - 2002Stanford University
3. SLJD, Law1999 - 2002Stanford Law School