Vera Institute of Justice

Sam Feineh is a senior advocacy strategist in Vera’s advocacy and partnerships department, spearheading the development of policy positions and advocacy strategies on emerging criminal legal issues. During his previous tenure at the Institute, he focused on bail and sentencing reform as a John Gardner Public Service Fellow, before subsequently working as a program analyst for the Closing Mass Incarceration’s Front Door initiative.

Before Vera, Sam worked for the office of the White House Counsel, the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, and Google’s global public policy team, where he explored the intersection of artificial intelligence, social good, and legal reform. Sam has also worked for the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) National Prison Project, where he documented, tracked, and responded to grievances from incarcerated people represented in the ACLU’s Parsons v. Ryan settlement, and for his hometown congressperson in Washington, DC.

Sam holds a BA from Stanford University and a JD from Yale Law School.