Anette visits with Ann Beeson, CEO of Every Texan. While Anette currently serves on the board, she has worked with this organization for years, though it now has a new name! Learn more about the skills and passion friend and fellow native Texan Ann Beeson brings to the state in this discussion. Ann Beeson is CEO of Every Texan, formerly known as the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP). Ann embraces creative strategies to champion policy changes that improve people’s lives. A renowned social justice lawyer, former philanthropy executive, and frequent public speaker, Beeson joined Every Texan in 2013. Under Ann's leadership, Every Texan has deepened its commitment to gender, racial, and ethnic equity and strengthened its state and local advocacy. Prior to Every Texan, Ann was Executive Director of U.S. Programs at the Open Society Foundations, where she promoted human rights, justice, and accountability nationwide. She was national Associate Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union for 12 years, where she argued twice before the U.S. Supreme Court to protect free speech and privacy on the Internet. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from Emory University. Since its founding in 1985, Every Texan has expanded opportunity and equity for Texans of all backgrounds. Based in Austin, Every Texan is an organization pursuing social justice through public policy. Their dedicated team researches, analyzes, and advocates for public policies to expand equitable access to quality health care, food security, education, and good jobs. Learn more at everytexan.org.
Anette visits with Ann Beeson, CEO of Every Texan. While Anette currently serves on the board, she has worked with this organization for years, though it now has a new name! Learn more about the skills and passion friend and fellow native Texan Ann Beeson brings to the state in this discussion.
Ann Beeson is CEO of Every Texan, formerly known as the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP). Ann embraces creative strategies to champion policy changes that improve people’s lives. A renowned social justice lawyer, former philanthropy executive, and frequent public speaker, Beeson joined Every Texan in 2013. Under Ann's leadership, Every Texan has deepened its commitment to gender, racial, and ethnic equity and strengthened its state and local advocacy. Prior to Every Texan, Ann was Executive Director of U.S. Programs at the Open Society Foundations, where she promoted human rights, justice, and accountability nationwide. She was national Associate Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union for 12 years, where she argued twice before the U.S. Supreme Court to protect free speech and privacy on the Internet. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from Emory University.
Since its founding in 1985, Every Texan has expanded opportunity and equity for Texans of all backgrounds. Based in Austin, Every Texan is an organization pursuing social justice through public policy. Their dedicated team researches, analyzes, and advocates for public policies to expand equitable access to quality health care, food security, education, and good jobs. Learn more at everytexan.org.