NextGen America’s mission is to educate and empower young people to organize, vote, and lead. We are connecting with young people on college campuses and online to build community, shift culture, and create change on the issues most important to this generation.
Young people have inherited a rigged economy and a democracy co-opted by special interests and the ultra-wealthy. We believe that when young people have the tools, education, and resources, they will turnout in elections, shape culture, build new systems, and tackle economic inequality and authoritarianism at the root.
In 2013, Tom Steyer founded NextGen America (formerly NextGen Climate) because he believed that young people had the power to determine a new, brighter direction for our country on every major issue. Today, we have evolved and expanded our organizing. This means investing in youth-led culture and action, with a data-backed, layered organizing approach. It starts with strengthening student activism on college campuses, and includes meaningful issue-education campaigns, cultural activations, and digital forward tactics.
Elections are just one moment among many others needed to ensure consistent engagement of young people. We’re listening and uplifting youth voices year-round to ensure we build a country that truly represents the largest and most diverse generation in American history.

Arianna Jones, Executive Director
Victoria Yang, Senior Advisor
Emily Slatkow, Vice President, Communications
Grant Wiles, Vice President of Data, Research, and Polling
Keith Yetter, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel
Our board members are executives and thought leaders in business, democracy reform, voter registration, campaign strategy, and civic engagement. They provide diverse perspectives, strategic insight, and organizational oversight to ensure NextGen America is effectively and sustainably fulfilling its mission.
Delilah currently serves as the Executive Director of the Texas Future Project. She recently served as the Interim Executive Director for the Harris County Democratic Party and is the Co-Founder and President of VoteSimple, a digital voter registration nonprofit organization in Texas dedicated to registering young, BIPOC and queer voters. For the historic November 2020 presidential election, she was the National Field Director for Win Justice and a Senior Advisor to the New Georgia Project which successfully helped flip control of the U.S. Senate. Notably, she was the Texas State Director for Beto for America and in 2018 was the Field Director for Stacey Abrams’ 2018 gubernatorial campaign. A native of Houston, TX and the daughter of a Nigerian immigrant, her work is dedicated to ensuring our democracy truly reflects progressive values and the striking diversity of our country.
Zack Davis is a senior advisor to Tom Steyer working on advocacy and philanthropic efforts. Zack is a long time grassroots organizer with deep roots in the Midwest. He has spent over a decade advocating for issues like climate change, clean energy and voting rights. Zack received his Masters in Public Administration from Drake University and his Bachelors in Biochemistry from the University of Iowa.
Andrea Evans has worked extensively at the intersection of law and policy in the private, nonprofit and government sectors. In particular, she has led efforts to promote human rights and women’s rights domestically and abroad. Originally from the East Coast, Andrea has embraced San Francisco as her home and has been very involved in local affairs. She sits on the KIPP Bay Area Board of Trustees and is a former commissioner with the San Francisco Fire Commission and the San Francisco Women’s Commission. Andrea is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School.
Fleur Fairman is a founding partner with Tom Steyer of Farallon Capital Management and is now an executive at Tinicum Enterprises Inc., a family office. Fleur graduated magna cum laude from Yale University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She lives in Brewster, NY with her husband Tim.
As Executive Director of Tides Foundation, Peter oversees the philanthropic strategies, programs, partnerships of Tides Foundation. Peter has extensive experience developing grantmaking programs focused on climate solutions, civic engagement, and democracy. He co-leads several pooled funds at Tides designed to mobilize resources to frontline, community-based organizations. Before joining Tides, Peter advised progressive donors and family foundations on their social impact. In that role, he helped establish new charitable entities and advised clients on their philanthropic plans, programmatic priorities, and grant-making. Previously, he served 15 years at the Sierra Club, including eight years as executive director of the Sierra Club Foundation. Peter currently serves as Board Chair of the Honnold Foundation, the public charity founded by climber Alex Honnold. Peter resides in San Anselmo, CA with his wife and two sons. In his free time you’ll find Peter on the trails of Mt. Tam or in the Sierra Nevada seeking adventure and refuge from the daily grind.
Greg is co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Redwood Grove Capital. Prior to Redwood, Greg spent 32 years at Dodge and Cox, where he was a senior executive and on the investment team. He is a board member of Earthjustice where he is the chair of the Investment Committee and serves on the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee. Greg received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Oregon State University and a Masters of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and he now resides in Woodside, CA.