Colin McDonell is an attorney at States United Democracy Center, where he focuses on efforts to hold democracy violators accountable. Before joining States United, Colin worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, where he prosecuted federal crimes in the special victims section and represented the United States in criminal and civil cases on appeal. He also clerked for Judge Richard Clifton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, clerked for Judge Andrew Guilford of the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, worked at a major law firm, and was a legislative fellow in the California State Assembly. Colin graduated from Stanford Law School, where he was Executive Editor of Stanford Law Review, and from Claremont McKenna College.
At the Summit
My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.
