Jordan Long

Jordan Long joined The Carter Center in December 2022. As senior associate director of the Human Rights Program, he focuses on expanding the program’s portfolio by creating efficient, impactful projects both internationally and in the United States. From 2020-2022, Long worked at Freedom House managing the Human Rights Support Mechanism (HRSM), one of USAID’s premier funding streams for democracy, human rights, and governance. Under his leadership, the HRSM consortium — comprising Freedom House, ABA ROLI, Internews, Pact, and Search for Common Ground — accessed more than $12 million in rapid response funding to respond to emergent human rights situations throughout the world. Prior to Freedom House, Long ran a global anti-violence program at the American Bar Association. He also supported the Human Rights Campaign in setting up its global programs and worked across Europe in youth empowerment.