Learning from the natural sciences, she has built a lab to extend the impact of work in the humanities and social sciences. As a scholar, she currently concentrates on the Democratic Knowledge Project and Justice, Health, and Democracy Impact Initiative, housed at the Safra Center, on the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, housed at Harvard’s Ash Center, and on the Our Common Purpose Commission at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Danielle made history as the first Black woman ever to run for statewide office in Massachusetts. She was the 2020 winner of the Library of Congress' Kluge Prize, which recognizes scholarly achievement in the disciplines not covered by the Nobel Prize. She received the Prize 'for her internationally recognized scholarship in political theory and her commitment to improving democratic practice and civics education.'Ī past chair of the Mellon Foundation and Pulitzer Prize Board, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and American Philosophical Society.

During the height of COVID in 2020, Danielle’s leadership in rallying coalitions and building solutions resulted in the country’s first-ever Roadmap to Pandemic Resilience her policies were adopted in federal legislation and a presidential executive order. She is also a seasoned nonprofit leader, democracy advocate, national voice on pandemic response, distinguished author, and mom.ĭanielle’s work to make the world better for young people has taken her from teaching college and leading a $60 million university division to driving change at the helm of a $6 billion foundation, writing as a national opinion columnist, advocating for cannabis legalization, democracy reform, and civic education, and most recently, to running for governor of Massachusetts. She is a professor of political philosophy, ethics, and public policy. Danielle Allen is James Bryant Conant University Professor and Director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics.

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