Kenneth Marcus

Kenneth Marcus grew up in Sharon, MA, where, as a high school student, he interned for congressman Barney Frank. Marcus attended Williams College and earned a law degree at UC Berkeley Law School. Beginning his career as a corporate litigator, Marcus turned to work as a US government official. From 2004 to 2008, Marcus was the Staff Director of the US Commission on Civil Rights. In 2011, he founded a nonprofit, the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, in Washington, aiming to combat antisemitism using law and public policy. In particular, he has helped file Title VI antidiscrimination complaints against universities for failing to protect Jewish students from harassment. He has also taught at the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College in New York. Marcus was named Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights from 2018 to 2020. In 2020, resigned and returned to working for the Brandeis Center.