About Us
Our Team
Swing Left helps win elections for Democrats by making it as easy as possible for anyone to have maximum impact on the elections that determine the balance of power in our country.
Leadership
Yasmin Radjy
Executive Director
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Yasmin Radjy brings over 15 years of experience in organizing, advocacy, and elections. She has served as Executive Director of Swing Left and its nonpartisan affiliate Vote Forward since 2022, following leadership roles including Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of the Treasury in the Biden-Harris administration, National Political Director and Organizing Director at Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Virginia State Director at Mobilize. She holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MPP from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Zack Malitz
Managing Director
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Zack oversees national strategy and programs, including Ground Truth, a new multi-million dollar initiative to transform volunteer-powered voter contact, starting in key House districts ahead of 2026. He has spent his career in politics organizing hundreds of thousands of people to volunteer on electoral and advocacy campaigns at every level of government. He was most recently a partner at The Social Practice and has held senior roles with Real Justice PAC, Beto O’Rourke’s Senate and gubernatorial campaigns, NextGen Climate, ACLU, and Bernie 2016. He was one of the co-architects of the historic organizing program for Beto O'Rourke's 2018 Senate campaign and co-creator of the ACLU’s Inspiring People Power program, one of the most impressive distributed organizing operations of the resistance era.
Michelle Finocchi
Chief Marketing & Experience Officer
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A member of Swing Left's founding team, Michelle helped launch and grow the organization from 2016 to 2020, returning in 2025. Prior, she led communications and strategic partnerships in creative industries (art, fashion, and tech) for 15 years. She's a community builder, 3x founder, and advisor to social entrepreneurs and impact investors.
Andrea Riveron
Chief of Staff
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Andi drives cross-team strategy and alignment for senior leadership, ensuring collaboration and momentum across departments. With a background in media, digital strategy, and social impact, she has 10+ years of experience leveraging content and technology to advance mission-driven goals.
Michelle Alwardt
Head of Operations
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Michelle leads our budget, financial, compliance, legal, administrative, and people programs. She has spent over 10 years managing the operations needs of mission-driven organizations. She’s driven by a deep passion for the advancement of intersectional and progressive causes.
Gautham Arumilli
Head of Technology
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Gautham leads our engineering and product teams in building and maintaining our technology and data infrastructure. He has over 15 years of experience in engineering, product, strategy, and partnerships across industry and politics, and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering from MIT and an MBA from Northwestern University.
Holly Taines
Head of Development
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Holly leads our fundraising team in securing the support needed to run our programs. She's a graduate of UC Berkeley and has an extensive development background at nonprofit and political organizations.
Tomás Kloosterman
Head of Political
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Tomás oversees our electoral strategy, candidate fundraising, and political partnerships. He has a background in electoral campaigns, stakeholder engagement, and government relations and holds an MA in Political Management from GW.
Board of Directors
Paulette Aniskoff
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Partner, Bully Pulpit International (BPI); Former Director of Public Engagement, Obama Administration
Maria Salamanca
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General Partner at Ulu Ventures; Inaugural Chief Operating Officer, Swing Left
Ethan Todras-Whitehill
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Board Chair, Co-Founder, and Inaugural Executive Director, Swing Left; Co-Founder and Chief Communications Officer, Greenlight America
Catherine Vaughan
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Co-Founder of Abundance New York; Former Co-Executive Director, Swing Left; Former Founder/CEO, Flippable
Naomi Aberly
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Philanthropist, activist and investor in the progressive infrastructure; Co-Founder of Court Accountability; Former Board Chair, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Wendi Wallace
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Partner, Technicolor Political
Emily Tisch Sussman
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Host, She Pivots Podcast; Co-Owner, Gotham FC
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