Adam Ruben Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

A national leader of the public campaign for the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and a key player in the broader fight for a fairer tax code at the top and bottom of the income ladder, at the federal and state levels. Primary outside strategist and spokesperson promoting IRS Direct File, the free and simplified tax filing website. Senior organizational leader and interim Executive Director for four months. Won $1 trillion in cash for low-income and middle-class people.• National campaigning: Led inside/outside strategy for tax fight. Built and oversaw 150-group CTC coalition along with tax policy development and opinion research/message development.• Communications: National spokesperson for CNN, NPR, Wash. Post, The Hill, local TV nationwide.• Inside advocacy: Primary partner with the White House on CTC implementation and expansion. • States: Created ESP’s state network that won bold tax credit victories in 20 states.• Political: Built political program around taxes and cost of living; created one of the top ads of 2022.• Fundraising: Raised $10M in one year and built funder community around Direct File and taxes.• Org Dev: Built & managed team of 20 staff/consultants with $5M budget and two state affiliates.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Consultant to progressive nonprofits and campaigns on campaign strategy, communications, technology and organizational development, including:• Fight for $15--Senior Strategist on digital, political, and campaign strategy for four years, including major communications rollouts, ongoing coaching, and campaign evaluation.• NARAL Pro-Choice America--Assessed affiliate structure, made recommendations on building state political power and strengthening network, and led organizational change working groups.• Run Warren Run--Planned and led campaign to draft Elizabeth Warren for president.• Voter Participation Center--Researched new technologies, recommended experimental approaches, and developed groundbreaking new voter registration tools for mobile phones.• Global Zero--Coached senior staff and advised on campaign planning and building organization.

Seattle, Washington Dc

• Architect behind MoveOn's successful campaigns to take over the House, Senate and White House, and launched new state-level political program.• Invented online and offline electoral organizing campaigns, recruiting MoveOn members to make more than 27 million calls and door-knocks, running Obama-style neighborhood organizing program with 500 staff in 2004, raising millions of dollars online, and recruiting 1 million volunteers for Obama.• Launched MoveOn's nationwide network of volunteer councils, managing dozens of staff and overseeing scalable leadership development of volunteers across hundreds of cities.• Product-managed large-scale technology development and data projects, managing software engineers to develop voter file targeting and modeling, member engagement and voting tools, and online voter contact technology later imitated by the Obama campaign.• Created and ran MoveOn Labs team, which produced user-generated Progressive Ballot Guide.• Ran the world's largest bake sale, raising $750,000 to "Bake Back the White House."

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed campaign strategies and action plans for national field network of state PIRGs. Hired, trained, and supervised 17 field organizers in DC and around the country. Coordinated national campaign efforts of 250 staff covering 48 states. Extensive public speaking and writing. Accomplishments included:• Directed effort to gather 1 million signatures to protect wild forests, a key factor in Pres. Clinton’s roadless decision. • Oversaw hundreds of coalition partners, field media events and news stories on cleaning up power plant air pollution, contributing to new EPA clean air standards.• Organized 300-district DC lobby day fighting Arctic oil drilling. • Expanded activist network and Internet outreach (e.g. SaveTheArctic.com). • Broadened base, leading to new PIRG groups in Texas and Maine. • Increased campaign funds including developing new grant program.

Greater Boston Area

Ran campaigns and training program for recent college graduates interested in environmental careers. Recruited staff, revised six weeks of trainings, and supervised organizers working on 25 campaigns over four years. Raised funds via grants, canvasses, and contracts with other environmental groups to run campaigns. Built campaign income stream to expand program and solidify organization’s financial footing. Trained more than 50 organizers who now run organizations like Greenpeace USA, Environment California, and Rock The Vote.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Helped direct media efforts for campaign finance ballot initiative in California. Developed and pitched daily media stories for six weeks before election, and organized media event with armored car that secured L.A. TV coverage the day before the election.

Kalispell, Mt

Worked on Wild Forever Grizzly Bear Project, a coalition with Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Audubon Society, Wilderness Society, and Earthjustice, on a campaign to protect grizzlies and defend endangered species protections. Garnered media coverage, and organized public hearings and 200-person “Rally for the Last Best Place” in Billings, MT. Researched effects of national forest roads and road restoration on bears. Analyzed federal agency actions and lobbied agency officials.

Greater Seattle Area

Learned a thing or two about organizing, and ran my first canvass.