Ben Jealous

Biography

Benjamin Todd Jealous (born January 18, 1973) is an American political activist. He served as the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 2008 to 2013. Jealous was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election, losing to the incumbent Republican governor Larry Hogan. Jealous then served as president of People for the American Way from 2020 to 2022. In November 2022, he was named executive director of the Sierra Club. He led the Sierra Club from January 2023 until his termination in August 2025.

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