Derek Ellerman

Derek Ellerman
Derek Ellerman testifying before Congress
EducationCognitive Neuroscience, Sc.B.
Alma materBrown University
Known forCo-founder of Polaris Project
TitleMember of the Board
AwardsAshoka Fellow; John Hope Award for Community Service

Derek Ellerman (born June 27, 1978) is an American social entrepreneur. He was a co-founder of Polaris Project, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that combats human trafficking and modern slavery. In 2004, he was selected as a Fellow by Ashoka. Ellerman is the co-publisher of the intersectional feminist website Everyday Feminism.