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Ian Madrigal IAN MADRIGAL EDUCATION UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, California J.D., 2014 David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy, Critical Race Studies Specialization GPA: 3.702 Honors: U. Serve L.A. Public Interest Celebration, Recent Alumni Award, 2019 Dean’s Award (Best Performance), Civil Rights – Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, 2014 Bar Admissions: Admitted to practice law in California San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California B. A., summa cum laude, American Studies GPA: 3.92, Presidential Scholar (Full merit scholarship) EXPERIENCE Revolution Messaging, Washington DC October 2018 – February 2019 Strategy Director • Served in leadership on fourteen-person strategy team, supervising junior staff and making company-wide tactical decisions to attract and retain clients in the political campaign, labor union, NGO, and progressive advocacy space. • Operated as client lead for 15 clients; regularly advised high profile movement leaders on digital strategy; developed and implemented strategic plans using SMS/MMS, calling, web, video, email, and other digital and creative tools. Public Justice, Washington DC January 2018 – October 2018 Campaign Strategist • Crafted strategic communications, organizing, and advocacy to support litigation against corporate wrongdoers. • Directed national campaign to defend investors’ ability to hold corporations accountable, built coalition of 133 local and national groups, cultivated allies in national and state elected officials, and generated sustained media attention. How to Help News, Detroit, MI April 2018 – July 2018 Outreach Specialist, Content Writer (Part-time) • Built and grew audience, sources, and staff for left-leaning news startup; ran social media; produced original content. Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety Foundation, Sacramento, CA January 2018 – July 2018 Campaign Consultant, Spokesperson (Part-time) • Directed national “Fire Wells Fargo” campaign; produced original videos, generated earned media, supervised subcontractors, ran ad campaigns, organized protests and street theater, and led meetings with Wells Fargo board. Public Citizen & Americans for Financial Reform, Washington DC January 2016 – January 2018 Arbitration Campaign Director • Directed and grew national campaigns with field support to rein in corporate use of forced arbitration. ▪ Nearly tripled coalition participation to 281 groups in first eight months, then up to 370; generated more than 100,000 grassroots comments and nearly 100,000 petition signatures from members of the public. ▪ Generated unprecedented coverage by appearing as “Monopoly Man” in Senate hearing with Equifax CEO. ▪ Uncovered Wells Fargo’s potentially criminal misconduct and broke story to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. • Cultivated allies in Congress; drafted fact sheets, talking points, and sample questions to prep staff for hearings. • Served as primary spokesperson for coalition on television segments, radio, and print media in major outlets. 1 IAN MADRIGAL • Directed communications strategy for coalition across traditional and social media; elevated stories of people harmed; drafted advisories, press releases, and social media toolkits; wrote and placed op-eds in major outlets. • Produced original video content, created graphics, and designed microsites for grassroots action and messaging. DemocrEC, Washington DC November 2016 – February 2017 Co-founder, Director of Strategy and Communications • One week after the 2016 election, launched first web portal to allow voters to urge members of electoral college to honor popular vote; managed social media accounts, directed campaigns, and recruited celebrity endorsers – resulting in over five thousand personalized emails sent to electors in dozens of states over just five weeks. • Drafted all copy for the website, with bold messaging declaring Donald Trump an illegitimate President-elect; served as prime spokesperson for the project, making the case in major media profiles, live streams, and podcasts. International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), Washington DC January 2015 – September 2015 Legal and Policy Fellow • Led state level remedies and procurement reform projects by crafting strategy, drafting all materials, developing talking points, representing ICAR in meetings and presentations, and supervising law clinics and interns. • Directed successful legislative efforts in California (AB 15, now law) and Massachusetts (SB 877) to strengthen remedies available to survivors of human rights abuses; secured legislators in key leadership positions as sponsors. ▪ Testified in front of California’s Senate Judiciary Committee, fielding Senators’ questions for over an hour. Office of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Washington DC September 2014 – December 2014 Legal Fellow • Conducted in-depth legal research and writing, policy analysis, and statutory interpretation support on issues of student loan servicing, debt collection, corporate criminal liability, and income inequality; provided analyses and recommendations on pending bills; drafted talking points and questions for Committee hearings. International Human Rights Clinic, Los Angeles, CA August 2013 – May 2014 Student Attorney • Partnered with noted civil rights attorney Paul Hoffman to file human rights petition with the Inter-American Commission on behalf of four Iranian-born brothers wrongly detained by U.S. government on falsified evidence; • Partnered with Black Lives Matter co-founder, Patrisse Cullors, to design a civilian review board to oversee L.A. County Sheriff’s Department; produced internal memo detailing and evaluating best practices in civilian oversight nationwide and public proposal with final recommendations, presented to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Washington DC Summer 2013 Legal Intern, Enforcement and Community Affairs • Interviewed consumers, conducted factual investigation, and coordinated legal strategy for major litigation sweep of loan modification scams; created comprehensive pleading template to be used in all cases stemming therefrom. • Pioneered collaboration between Enforcement and Consumer Response departments to stem housing abuses; designed tailored complaint form for more efficient fact investigation, consumer education, and case-building. • Represented Community Affairs on internal task force to revamp CFPB’s public-facing communications. • Drafted briefing memos for Director Cordray; planned outreach events; built new relationships with stakeholders. Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman, LLP, Venice, California August 2012 – May 2013 Law Clerk to Paul Hoffman • Conducted legal research and wrote memoranda in connection with Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, an international corporate accountability case decided by the Supreme Court in 2013, as well as various domestic civil rights cases. • Wrote comprehensive research paper examining barriers to Bivens liability in the national security context, used to prepare Mr. Hoffman’s oral argument in DC Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of former Guantanamo detainee. 2 IAN MADRIGAL • Drafted language for briefs and cert petitions for appellate level cases; assisted with depositions, client counseling, and evidence review to prepare cases at trial court level. The Greenlining Institute, Berkeley, California Summer 2012 Environmental Equity Legal Intern • Spearheaded successful campaign to defeat dangerous $70 million natural gas project pending before California Public Utilities Commission; highlighted as one of Greenlining’s six major victories at 2013 Economic Summit. ▪ Drafted policy letters and legal briefs, gave public speeches, and led meetings with state Commissioners. • Provided research and strategy support to serve low-income communities of color on several complex projects – addressing issues of cap-and-trade, community benefits programs, energy efficiency, and workforce training. SELECT PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES: • Podcast/Live Show: “Practical Tactical.” Current Affairs, Jan. 26, 2019 (panel with Lee Carter and Saikat Chakrabarti). • Profile: “How and elaborate act of protest stole the show on Capitol Hill.” Washington Post Magazine, Jan. 14, 2019. • Interview: “Who is Monopoly Man? Meet the Activist Troll Crashing the Google Hearing.” Inverse, Dec. 11, 2018. • Profile: “‘This is not a normal time’: A mad hot summer in capital of the resistance.” Washington Post, July 2, 2018. • Radio: “Dinner in D.C. with Protest on the Side.” The Kojo Nnamdi Show (highlight reel), June 28, 2018. • Profile: “The Kirstjen Nielsen Protest at a DC Mexican Restaurant Was a Watershed Moment. Here’s How It Really Went Down.” Washingtonian, June 21, 2018. • Article: “7 Powerful Ways to Support Transgender People.” How to Help, June 13, 2018. • Article: “SEC must not silence voice of Wells Fargo investors.” San Francisco Chronicle, Apr. 22, 2018 (co-author with California state treasurer, John Chiang). • Radio: “ ‘Monopoly Man’ Re-Emerges at Facebook Hearing As ‘Russian Troll.’” NPR’s Here & Now, Apr. 13, 2018. • Video Profile: “A Literal Russian Troll Showed Up to Zuckerberg’s Senate Hearing.” Vice News, Apr. 11, 2018. • Interview: “A literal Russian troll is lurking at the Zuckerberg hearing.” TechCrunch, Apr. 10, 2018. • Profile: “Genderqueer ‘Monopoly Man’ Amanda Werner on breaking barriers.” Windy City Times, Mar. 6, 2018. • Article: “‘Monopoly Man’ vows to fight back against lobbyists on consumer protection.” Salon, Nov. 29, 2017. • Video Profile: “Why This Activist
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