Eisen, Norman L., 1960-

Ambassador (ret.) Norman Eisen is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings. He is a globally-recognized authority on law, ethics, and anti-corruption. He most recently served as special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2020, including for the impeachment and trial of President Trump, and was a "critical force in building the case for impeachment" (Washington Post).

At Brookings, Eisen has authored such reports as “The Emoluments Clause,” “Presidential Obstruction of Justice,” and “The Democracy Playbook." He is the project chair of Leveraging Transparency to Reduce Corruption, a research initiative pioneering best practices in transparency and accountability to fight corruption in the natural resource value chain. He also co-chairs the Transatlantic Democracy Working Group.

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