Scott Swenson is a strategic communications professional with a wealth of experience in managing complex public policy issues. He has expertise in media strategies, new media, and online media, and has been involved in project start-ups, strategic communications, non-profit advocacy, and philanthropy. His professional journey includes roles like Vice President for Communications at Common Cause, Managing Director at ReThink Media, and Founding Editor and Co-Publisher at Rewire.News (formerly RH Reality Check). He also served as the Director of Legislative and Strategic Communications at ACLU, the Executive Director at Death with Dignity National Center, and Media Coordinator at the 1993 March on Washington for Gay Rights. Swenson studied Liberal Arts and Political Science at The University of Kansas but did not complete any degree.