Jesse Rothman

Jesse works as a Senior Program Associate for Open Philanthropy’s Criminal Justice Reform focus area. Prior to joining Open Philanthropy, he worked at the Prison University Project where he helped administer a college program for people incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison and as a community organizer in Minnesota and Jerusalem. Jesse graduated from Carleton College with a BA in political science/international relations and from Harvard Divinity School with an MTS in Religion, Ethics, and Politics. He joined Open Philanthropy in July 2018.