Jeremy Haile

DIRECTOR OF POLICY

Jeremy Haile is the Director of Policy at For The People, advising on strategies to further the national expansion of Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing. 

Jeremy brings more than two decades of experience working with government and nonprofit organizations to advance social justice. Before joining For The People, Jeremy served as Chief of Staff to a member of the Berkeley City Council, where he worked on groundbreaking policies around fair chance housing and reimagining public safety. 

Previously, Jeremy handled federal advocacy at The Sentencing Project, leading national efforts on sentencing policy, prison reform, clemency, and reentry. Before that, he served as counsel in the office of Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), where he was instrumental in passing bipartisan legislation, signed into law by President Obama, to protect legal aid. 

Jeremy earned his law degree from the George Washington University Law School and is a member of the New York bar. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Indivisible Civics. 

In his free time, Jeremy enjoys basketball, mid-century jazz, and urban hikes through new neighborhoods. He lives with his partner Jen in San Francisco.