Michael Levine leads Open Philanthropy’s work on communications, including interactions with the news media. Previously, Mike covered Congress for Honolulu Civil Beat, researched economic issues for Pew’s American Cities Project, helped California government agencies pass ballot measures, and designed and executed communications strategies for charities and foundations large and small. Mike studied journalism at Lehigh University. He has been working with Open Philanthropy since 2015 and became Communications Officer in June 2017.