David Thornburgh
President & CEO, Committee of Seventy
The overarching message of the 2016 political season—embodied in the Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump campaigns—is that many voters have lost faith in the ability of our political process to govern this country. What reforms to the process should be on the agenda—locally and nationally—to restore that faith and the sense that democracy can work again? What can people—especially law students and lawyers early in their careers—do to help bring about those changes?
About David Thornburgh
David Thornburgh was appointed President and CEO of the Committee of Seventy, the Philadelphia-based government reform group, in 2014. Founded in 1904, Seventy has often been at the forefront of good government reform efforts in the city and the state. Most recently it was instrumental in enacting campaign finance and ethics reforms in Philadelphia and in leading a coalition to push back on ill-considered Voter ID laws in 2013. Prior to coming to Seventy, Thornburgh has led a number of civic and economic development organizations in the Philadelphia area, including the Wharton Small Business Development Center, the Pennsylvania Economy League, the Alliance for Regional Stewardship, and Penn’s Fels Institute of Government. He is a frequent commentator on public policy issues in the regional and national press, has taught at Penn and Drexel, and has received a number of awards for his leadership. He holds a BA in Political Science from Haverford College and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He lives with his wife, Rebecca McKillip Thornburgh, a Wharton MBA turned children’s book illustrator in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. Their twentysomething daughters Blair and Alice both live and work in Philadelphia. When he’s looking to relax, Mr. Thornburgh plays guitar and pedal steel guitar in two alt-country rock bands, Reckless Amateurs and The Miners, and is an avid scuba diver.
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