Daniel Ramos serves as the Executive Director of Committee on States, working with state-based and national donors to support a network of nearly 40 donor alliances across the country. Ramos also serves on the Foundation’s Policy and Advocacy committee. Previously, Ramos led the Colorado Democracy Alliance, a Colorado-based nonprofit focused on protecting democracy, improving equity, and expanding the civic engagement ecosystem across the state, as well as Executive Director of One Colorado, the state’s leading advocacy organization for LGBTQ Coloradans and their families. He was appointed by Governor Polis to serve as a Trustee on the Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees and by Governor Hickenlooper to serve as a Commissioner on the Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Commission. Daniel is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver, teaching courses on Public Policy & Advocacy and Community Engagement & Empowerment, serves on the boards of Equality Federation and LGBTQ Victory Fund, and has previously served on the boards of Community Shares of Colorado and New Era Colorado. He received his BA at the University of Colorado Boulder and an MPA from the University of Colorado School of Public Affairs.