“I think a lot of campaigns mis-learned the lessons of Obama 2008. They overly focused on the particular tools, and less so on the fact that the Internet enables a kind of culture of trust to be translated into real power.”

American attorney, author, political candidate, and professor

Zephyr Rain Teachout is an American attorney, author, political candidate, and professor at Fordham University. She specializes in democracy law and antitrust law. Her work and public life connect legal scholarship with political engagement. At Fordham, she focuses on the rules and structures that shape democratic government, while her writing and campaigns have brought those ideas into the public arena.