Professionally, I’m passionate about two things: increasing the impact of research and strengthening democracy.
If you want to increase the impact of your research institution, I can help. If you’re working for a better democracy and need a thought partner, let’s talk.
"I brought in Avi Green to help me build the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy -- and he had a tremendous impact. Avi was integral to the foundation of the Institute and a major source of support for me as a director. Avi has all the skills people need to build organizations. He provides great ideas for strategy and communications. He edits beautifully. He creates budgets. He puts together teams to win seven-figure grants. He considers the big picture. He is a thoughtful counselor and a great partner."
Darrick Hamilton, University Professor, Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy, Founding Director of the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, The New School
“Avi Green delivers the goods.
He is an amazing strategist and a brilliant communicator. Avi helped me break into publications like The New York Times and has given me crucial counsel. When I wanted to be sure my book, Paying the Price, would make an impact on scholars and students, be a gripping read for non-academics, and shift the debate in the halls of power, Avi's coaching and editing helped me bring out my best voice. I’m deeply grateful.”
Sara Goldrick-Rab, President & Founder, Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice; Professor of Sociology & Medicine, Temple University
"I had the pleasure of working with Avi on a series of research projects about campaigns and political party leadership. I didn't have much 'on-the-ground' experience, and Avi stepped in and helped me match my project's goals to the realities of modern campaign practices. His expertise and depth of knowledge were second to none, and he was a joy to work with. Avi's input at key decision points reshaped the entire trajectory of the larger project and the final product was so much richer because of his guidance."
Nicholas Carnes, Professor of Public Policy and Sociology, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
"I had the privilege of working with Avi as he contributed to Scholars Strategy Network's growth into a nation-spanning resource for policymakers, journalists, and civic groups. I benefited directly from Avi's deft leadership, creative thought partnership, and supportive mentorship and coaching as I learned how to bring my research to a broader public audience. I deeply appreciate the ideas, connections, and skills he helped me to foster."
Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
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About Avi
For 25 years, Avi Green has worked to build organizations, support rising leaders, and strengthen democracy. As a strategy consultant, coach, and thought partner, Avi helps individuals reach higher and organizations reconfigure themselves for deeper impact. In the past three years, Green has served organizations including Common Cause and the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research at the University of California San Diego. Avi also helped launch the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School, leading efforts to plan, resource, and deploy new programs, part of a team that saw the Institute raise over $10M.
From 2013 to 2020, Avi served the Scholars Strategy Network, an organization dedicated to increasing the use of research to improve public policy and strengthen democracy. As Director of Communications and then as Executive Director, Avi helped dozens of professors and researchers tell their stories in venues including The New York Times, The Daily Show, Fox News, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Vox, and The Boston Globe. He hosted over 100 episodes of a podcast, No Jargon, which has been downloaded over 2 million times. As a policy entrepreneur, coach and matchmaker, Avi helped researchers build collaborations and partnerships with policymakers, advocates, and community leaders in dozens of states, working on issues including election modernization and poverty reduction. When Avi joined the Scholars Strategy Network, it was a group of fewer than 200 researchers, by the time he departed, it had grown into a national association of more than 1,500 members with 36 regional chapters.
From 2006 to 2012, Avi served as executive director of MassVOTE, an organization that works to end racial disparities in voting and civic engagement in Massachusetts. Avi turned around a nonprofit facing a financial crisis, raising new revenues, retiring debt, and focusing the organization on efforts to close the racial voting gap. During the 2011 redistricting process, Avi helped convene a coalition whose advocacy resulted in the bipartisan passage of new maps that doubled the number of majority-minority districts in Massachusetts. Avi conducted the first election audit in Massachusetts history and was a key leader in the multi-year effort that led to the Massachusetts Elections Modernization Act of 2014. Avi served on the Massachusetts Ballot Law Commission and the Massachusetts Local Elections District Review Commission. For his work, Avi was awarded the Kivie Kaplan Humanitarian Award by the Boston Branch of the NAACP. He also observed elections in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the invitation of the Boston College Irish Institute.
Avi holds an undergraduate degree in Comparative Religion and Mathematics from Columbia University and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University. In 2000 and 2001, Avi was a JOIN for Justice organizing fellow. Avi has also been a yoga teacher, a ski instructor, and a campaign manager. He is conversant in Spanish and French. He enjoys hiking, movies, and spending time with his family and the family dog, Latke. He volunteers on many nonprofit advisory and governance boards, including Next Generation Politics and Common Cause Massachusetts.
