Jennifer L. Windsor

Jennifer L. Windsor became the Executive Director of Freedom House in January 2001. Freedom House is a non-partisan, non-profit organization which supports the expansion of freedom in the world through its analysis, advocacy, and action. Freedom House's flagship publication, Freedom in the World, is an annual comparative assessment of the state of political rights and civil liberties in every country in the world. Freedom House conducts a variety of overseas programs including support to human rights defenders, civic groups, and independent media in Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America.

From 1991 to 2001, Jennifer worked at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), serving as the Deputy Assistant Administrator and Director of the Center for Democracy and Governance. She began her service at USAID working on democracy and governance issues in Africa, and also served as special assistant/deputy chief of staff to then USAID Administrator Brian Atwood. From 1986-1989, she worked on Capitol Hill on foreign policy issues with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Congressman Ted Weiss.

Ms. Windsor is a graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and Harvard University. Ms. Windsor has served as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, and has written numerous articles on democracy and has regularly appeared on NPR, BBC, VOA and other news outlets.