Board of Directors

The current members of the Board of Directors for Citizens in Charge Foundation are:

Paul Jacob
President

Paul is a leading national expert on initiative & referendum and the President of Citizens in Charge Foundation and Citizens in Charge.

Paul Jacob

Paul Jacob, PresidentPaul Jacob, a leading national figure in Initiative & Referendum, is President of the Citizens In Charge Foundation.

Eric O’Keefe

Eric O’Keefe is the Treasurer of Citizens in Charge Foundation and Citizens in Charge, and the chairman and CEO of the Chicago-based think tank, the Sam Adams Alliance. O’Keefe is well-known for his support of term limits, and he is a founding board member of U.S. Term Limits. Eric’s plan for a term limits sweep across the country in 1992 and 1994 led twenty-three states to limit the terms of the congressional delegations, prior to the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton.

Michael Foudy

Michael Foudy is a principal founder and managing member of ATB Productions, LLC, and Chairman of the Board of Stonehenge Capital Partners, Inc. and Toto Communications, Inc. He is also Chief Marketing Officer at Gramercy LLC.

Ron Nehring

Ron Nehring is the current chairman of the California Republican Party and chairman of the Republican National Committee’s State Chairmen’s Committee.

Theresa Amato

Theresa Amato is a public advocate and author who has worked for two decades for and with several nonprofit organizations to advance civic rights by training citizen advocates, promoting access to information, watchdogging government and corporate power, engaging in strategic philanthropy, and influencing public policy.

Grover Norquist

Grover G. Norquist is the president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a coalition of taxpayer groups, individuals and businesses that opposes higher taxes at the federal, state and local levels. ATR is perhaps best known for the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, which asks candidates for federal and state office to commit themselves in writing to oppose tax increases.

William Redpath

William Redpath is the current chairman of the Libertarian Party, first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2008, as well as the Vice President of a financial consulting firm.

Bill has been a member of the Libertarian Party since 1984, and served as Virginia Libertarian Party chairman from 1989–1991. He also served two stints as national treasurer of the Libertarian Party, first from 1991–1993 and then from 2003–2004.

Robert Richie

Robert Richie is the executive director of FairVote, a non-profit organization that researches and advocates election reforms that increase voter turnout, accountable governance and fair representation. An expert on international and domestic electoral systems, Rob has directed FairVote (formerly the Center for Voting and Democracy) since its founding in 1992.