ALAN SEARS
SPEAKER
Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as longtime leader of the organization to strengthen alliances, forge new relationships, and develop the resources needed to ensure the ministry’s capacity to respond to opportunities.
Sears earned his Juris Doctor from the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. While serving in numerous positions within the administrations of Ronald Reagan and G.H.W. Bush, he worked for the Department of Justice under Attorneys General William French Smith and Edwin Meese III. Sears was appointed director of the Attorney General’s Commission on Pornography and served as associate solicitor with the Department of Interior under Secretary Donald Hodel.
Sears’ numerous media appearances include television interviews and features on The Today Show, Nightline, CNN, Fox News, C-SPAN, The O’Reilly Factor, Oprah, and Lou Dobbs Tonight. He has been a guest on radio programs, including The Laura Ingraham Show, National Public Radio, The Hugh Hewitt Show, and The Dennis Prager Show. He has been profiled extensively by The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Associated Press, The Washington Times, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Arizona Republic, and National Catholic Register.