An Evening with Skye Perryman

Join us on Tuesday, June 23, at 6 p.m., for a program featuring Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward. Perryman will share how "Democracy Forward," a nonpartisan, national legal organization, works to promote democracy and progress through a wide range of initiatives, including litigation, policy and public education, regulatory engagement, and coalition-building.

In towns and cities across America, Democracy Forward provides legal representation and expert counsel to the people and communities who make up the very fabric of American democracy — free of charge. Skye will discuss the state of democracy in 2026 and how everyone has a role to play in these extraordinary times.

The program will be available on our YouTube channel the following day.

ASL interpretation is available during our events.

This program is presented by the Clinton Foundation.

Skye L. Perryman was named as one of the “2025 100 Most Influential People in the World” by TIME Magazine and was selected for The Washington Post’s Post Next, recognizing 50 people shaping society in 2026. was named as one of the “2025 100 Most Influential People In The World” by TIME Magazine. Under her leadership, “Democracy Forward” has expanded the scope and reach of its work, emerging as a nationally recognized institution that is taking on the most significant issues affecting people, families, and communities.

Her work has been recognized widely for its positive impact on people and communities. She has received numerous awards and recognitions for her commitment to public service and her professional work, including receiving a Lifetime Award for the Pursuit of Justice from the Georgetown University Law Center’s O’Neill Institute. She was named one of the 500 Most Influential People Shaping Policy by “Washingtonian Magazine” for consecutive years. She was also named one of The “NonProfit Times’s” Power & Influence Top 50 and their 2025 Influencer of the Year. Perryman appears on both network and cable television and her work and commentary is routinely covered in outlets such as “The New York Times,” NPR, NBC News, “The Washington Post,” “Texas Monthly,” “The Houston Chronicle,” “Teen Vogue,” MSNBC and CNN. Her upcoming book, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times, will be released on August 25th.