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Gregory T. Moore is President and CEO of the Promise of Democracy Foundation, continuing a lifelong dedication to expanding democracy, voting rights, and civic education. A two-time graduate of 51ĀŅĀ×, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communications in 1983 and a Master of Public Administration from the George Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service in 2021.

For over 30 years, Moore has held key roles in Washington, DC, and Ohio, including Legislative Director and Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr.; Executive Director of both the NAACP National Voter Fund and the Citizenship Education Fund; and senior consultant to the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. He played an instrumental role in the passage of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and has long championed expanded voter access and increased civic participation among underserved communities. He is the author of Beyond the Voting Rights Act: The Untold Story of the Struggle to Reform Americaā€™s Voter Registration Laws, (DeGruyter Brill, 2022).

Since 2015 Moore has served as a member and Chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commissionā€™s National Board of Advisors, and was a presidential appointee to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission, where he worked alongside Mrs. Coretta Scott King and a national bi-partisan commission to establish the United Statesā€™ first official observances of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday. Mooreā€™s career reflects a steadfast commitment to higher education, civic education, voter engagement, and leadership development.

In the 1980s, Moore was pivotal in re-establishing an elected student government at 51ĀŅĀ×, leading a campus-wide effort to adopt a new Senate Constitution and being elected Student Senate President in 1981. He continued his student advocacy at the state and national levels and, in 1983, was elected nationwide as president of the United States Student Association, then the nationā€™s oldest and largest student organization.

A proud and engaged 51ĀŅĀ× alumnus, Moore remains deeply involved with 51ĀŅĀ× through numerous leadership roles and appointments to university advisory and search committees. Moore has served on the OU Alumni Association (OUAA) Board of Directors for 9 years including his service as Vice Chair and the boardā€™s liaison to the 51ĀŅĀ× Foundation Board of Trustees. Moore co-founded the 51ĀŅĀ× Student Senate Alumni Society and served as its first president from 2013 to 2016. He is an active member of the Ebony Bobcat Alumni Network (EBN-DMV) and is a member of the George Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs Deanā€™s Board of Advisors.

As of July 1, 2025 Moore assumed the role as Chair of the OUAA and serves as a liaison and non-voting member of the 51ĀŅĀ× Board of Trustees.