1 5 ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁senior ▁policy ▁advis ors ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁an ▁ag enda ▁for ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ' s ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁president ial ▁campaign . ▁She ▁was ▁formerly ▁a ▁senior ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁American ▁Progress . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁until ▁she ▁took ▁her ▁current ▁position , ▁she ▁was ▁Vice ▁President ▁for ▁Dem ocracy , ▁Rights ▁and ▁Justice ▁at ▁the ▁Ford ▁Foundation . ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁the ▁Ford ▁Foundation , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁( AC L U ) ▁of ▁Northern ▁California . ▁Before ▁joining ▁the ▁A CL U , ▁the ▁former ▁law ▁school ▁de an ▁( Lin coln ▁Law ▁School ▁of ▁San ▁Jose ) ▁was ▁a ▁Senior ▁Associ ate ▁at ▁Policy Link . ▁She ▁has ▁author ed ▁two ▁publications ▁which ▁include ▁a ▁report ▁highlight ing ▁community - center ed ▁polic ing ▁practices ▁nation wide ▁and ▁an ▁advoc acy ▁manual ▁for ▁police ▁reform . ▁ ▁She ▁most ▁recently ▁served ▁as ▁campaign ▁chair w oman ▁for ▁her ▁sister ▁Kam ala ▁Harris ' ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁campaign ▁for ▁president , ▁until ▁the ▁campaign ' s ▁susp ension ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 rd , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁in ▁Champ aign - U rb ana , ▁Illinois , ▁Harris ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ▁and ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sh y am ala ▁G