Daniel Schuman

Bio

Daniel Schuman is the founder and Executive Director of the American Governance Institute, which develops ideas and educates policymakers on innovative approaches to strengthening American democracy, state capacity, and federal governance. His work focuses on the legislative branch, including transparency, oversight, appropriations, congressional rules, and institutional capacity, as well as the use of data and technology to modernize government.

Daniel is the founder and editor of the First Branch Forecast newsletter, the creator of EveryCRSReport, a co-founder of the Congressional Data Coalition, and a convener of the Open Government Roundtable, and former chair of the Open Government Federal Advisory Committee. Daniel has been in Washington for a quarter-century, worked on Capitol Hill, at the Congressional Research Service, and for various non-profit organizations including the Sunlight Foundation and Demand Progress.

Daniel has testified before Congress on government modernization and transparency and teaches on U.S. government and public policy. In 2026 he was named to the FOIA Hall of Fame. Daniel graduated from the Emory University School of Law and is a former fellow with CodeX at Stanford Law School.