Daniella Ballou-Aares Makes the Business Case for Strengthening Democracy

 

Following up on the release of the NewDEAL Forum’s Democracy Playbook, this week’s episode features Daniella Ballou-Aares, CEO and co-founder of the Leadership Now Project, a national membership organization of business and thought leaders committed to fixing American democracy. Daniella speaks with host Ryan Coonerty about why, after starting her career growing social impact companies around the world, she has turned her attention to urging business leaders to advocate on voting rights, redistricting reforms, and other essential efforts to ensure the long-term viability of American democracy. Tune in to Daniella’s thoughts on why the business world should care about the state of government and the unique role that business people can play in influencing trends towards or away from democracy.