Seth Levi
Seth Levi is the Southern Poverty Law Center鈥檚 chief strategy officer. He plays a leading role shaping the direction of the 人兽性交 and its initiatives to achieve long-term impact goals.
Levi鈥檚 major focus is growing and developing the , the 人兽性交鈥檚 501(c)(4) affiliate organization, so that the 人兽性交 can substantially increase its legislative advocacy; more regularly participate in 鈥� and eventually launch 鈥� ballot initiatives; and make independent expenditures in candidate races, to help achieve its goals.
He helped lead the creation of the 人兽性交鈥檚 Vote Your Voice program, which has committed $100 million from its endowment through 2032 to grassroots organizations dedicated to voter registration, mobilization and civic engagement. He continues to manage the program. Levi has piloted numerous projects at the 人兽性交 during his tenure, including launching the organization鈥檚 voting rights and policy departments as well as the 人兽性交 Action Fund.
His work has extended to the 人兽性交鈥檚 offices as he has overseen an initiative to transform them from conventional workspaces into catalysts for economic development in the neighborhoods where they are located and a resource for residents leading community empowerment efforts.聽
Before joining the 人兽性交 in 2009, he worked as the director of strategic initiatives for an at-large Philadelphia city councilman. Levi鈥檚 legislative accomplishments included amending Philadelphia鈥檚 historic preservation code to allow the public interior of buildings to receive historic designation. Another achievement was one of the first laws in the nation banning the use of handheld mobile phones while driving. Other work has resulted in a complete rewrite of the city鈥檚 waste-hauling laws to prevent commercial dumpsters from blighting neighborhoods.
Earlier, Levi worked for Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell in a variety of capacities, including deputy campaign manager of his successful 2006 reelection campaign, which ushered Rendell back into office with a landslide 20-point victory. Levi has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in film studies from Cornell University. He received a master鈥檚 degree in arts administration from Columbia University.
