Deputy Director of Legislation
Maya Efrati serves as Government Accountability Project’s Deputy Director of Legislation. In her role, Ms. Efrati is part of the team leading the organization’s federal legislative advocacy work. Ms. Efrati works directly with internal leadership and colleagues, national and longstanding coalition partners, legislative staff on the Hill including Member, committee, and leadership offices, and others, to defend and advance whistleblower rights.
Ms. Efrati comes to Government Accountability Project as a seasoned legislative advocate with a diverse, nonprofit-centered and mission-driven work experience, and both a legal and quantitative educational background. Ms. Efrati was previously public policy counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, where her work focused on voting rights, criminal justice reform, elections, and good governance reforms. She also previously served in various legislative, advocacy, and research capacities with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, National Whistleblower Center (where she led the organization’s legislative advocacy work), Represent.Us, FairVote, Center for American Progress, and the Michigan Innocence Clinic (where she investigated and represented incarcerated individuals who were innocent). Additionally, before studying for her graduate degrees, Ms. Efrati worked for a large congressional campaign in California, AFSCME District Council 36, and the Peres Center for Peace, among others.
Ms. Efrati received her JD from the University of Michigan Law School and her MPP from the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Ms. Efrati received her BA in Government from Reichman University.