People for Liberty is a community of leaders and organizations working to advance liberty through education, connection, and action.
Our leadership
Dan Fishman
Chair
Dan Fishman is a software architect, entrepreneur, and liberty advocate. He is the founder and CTO of ReelReport, which develops AI- and machine-learning-verified video technology, and the founder of Fishdan, where he builds custom software. Dan previously served as Executive Director of People For Liberty and the Libertarian National Committee, leading nonprofit and political operations. Earlier in his career, he led software teams and built large-scale education and document-management systems. His work combines technology, organizational leadership, and a commitment to expanding personal liberty.
Jo Jorgensen
Board Member
Jo Jorgensen is a psychologist, educator, and longtime Libertarian leader. She was the party’s 1996 vice-presidential nominee and its 2020 presidential nominee. She holds a Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from Clemson University.
Jeff Lyons
Board Member
Jeff Lyons is a US Navy Veteran who served on USS Ronald Reagan for two deployments during the Global War on Terrorism. Seeking better ways to defend liberty, Lyons went back to school, got involved with Young Americans for Liberty on campus and joined their Development team, and has helped libertarian projects, including Bring Our Troops Home, People for Liberty, and Reliance College. Lyons has previously served as Chair of Libertarian Party of Massachusetts and as Northeast Regional Representative of the Libertarian National Committee, as Campaign Manager for multiple libertarian campaigns over the years.
Janine Kent
Board Member
Janine Kent spent twelve years as executive partner to a private foundation principal, a chief-of-staff role running systems that turn strategy into scheduled, accountable delivery across a nonprofit relationship portfolio valued from $3k to $1.6m annually, and building the performance-management frameworks that govern seven-figure allocation decisions. She has eleven years of concurrent board service across five organizations, including elected officer roles and two nonpartisan fiscal-oversight bodies. That followed eight years of California state service, five of them auditing to Government Auditing Standards and IIA International Standards. She founded and led a civic organization that raised and administered nearly $300k in its first year. She is completing an MBA in AI for Business Leaders at William & Mary and shipping the work: AI applications built and deployed, with daily evolving workflow integration.