Will Potter is an award-winning journalist, author, and TED Fellow
based in Washington, D.C. who focuses on the animal rights and
environmental movements, and civil liberties post-9/11.
His reporting and commentary have been featured in the world's top
media outlets, including the Washington Post, NPR, Rolling Stone, El
Pais, and Le Monde. He has testified before the U.S. Congress about his
reporting, as the only witness opposing the Animal Enterprise Terrorism
Act.
Will has lectured at more than 150 universities and public forums about
his work, including Harvard Law School, Georgetown University, and the
House of Democracy and Human Rights in Berlin. International speaking
tours have included Germany, Austria, Switzerland, New Zealand, and
Spain, and he is the international guest lecturer for Australia's 2014
animal law lecture series. He is also an advisory board member of the
Rosenberg Fund for Children.
His reporting has overturned criminal prosecutions, and it has both
been praised in Congressional reports and monitored by the
Counter-Terrorism Unit. His book, Green Is The New Red: An Insider's
Account of a Social Movement Under Siege, was awarded a a Kirkus Star
for "remarkable merit."