Skye L. Perryman is President and CEO of Democracy Forward, a nonpartisan, national legal organization that promotes democracy and progress through litigation, regulatory engagement, policy education, and research.
Skye L. Perryman is President and CEO of Democracy Forward, a nonpartisan, national legal organization that promotes democracy and progress through litigation, regulatory engagement, policy education, and research. Perryman took the helm at Democracy Forward a few months after January 6, 2021, in the midst of rising extremism in communities and courts across the country. She has built a visionary team of legal, policy, and communications experts to confront anti-democratic extremism head-on while also using the law to advance progress and a bold vision for the future.
A highly regarded litigator and strategist, Perryman previously served as General Counsel of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and served in litigation roles at WilmerHale and Covington & Burling. In the wake of the 2016 election, she left her corporate litigation practice to be a founding litigator at Democracy Forward where she developed high profile cases successfully challenging the Trump Administration’s anti-democratic activities.
In 2024, Perryman was named one of the Most Influential People Shaping Policy by Washingtonian magazine. Perryman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Philosophy magna cum laude from Baylor University and a Juris Doctor with honors from the Georgetown University Law Center. Skye serves on the boards of the Atlas Performing Arts Center, the Interfaith Alliance, the Baylor Line Foundation, and the Texas Observer.
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