# Casey Given

> Casey Given is the New York-based CEO of Young Voices, a nonprofit supporting classical liberal writers, creators, and commentators. He joined the project in 2014 and helped guide its independence from Students For Liberty in 2016. A Berkeley rhetoric graduate with a George Washington University public policy master’s, he combines policy writing, fundraising, and media talent development; in September 2026 he co-organized Data After Dark in Washington.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Young Voices
- **Organizations:** Young Voices, Students For Liberty, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, Mercatus Center (Frédéric Bastiat Fellow), Students for Liberty, UC Berkeley (co-founder)
- **Education:** B.A. in Rhetoric, University of California, Berkeley, Master of Public Policy, The George Washington University
- **Known for:** America’s Future 2020 Buckley Award recipient., Second-place honoree in FIRE’s 2011-2012 Campus Freedom Network incentive program., Helped establish Young Voices as an independent nonprofit in 2016.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Co-founded Students for Liberty at UC Berkeley with Ashok Krishna.
- **2012** — Graduated from UC Berkeley and moved to Washington, DC.
- **Before 2014** — Worked as a state policy analyst at Americans for Prosperity Foundation; also served as communications director at Students For Liberty.
- **2014** — Joined Young Voices and the inaugural Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship cohort.
- **2016** — Helped guide Young Voices into independent nonprofit status in May.
- **2020** — Received an America’s Future Buckley Award for a media initiative.
- **2026** — Identified as Young Voices CEO in its current staff biography; co-organized Data After Dark in September.

## Achievements

- America’s Future 2020 Buckley Award recipient.
- Second-place honoree in FIRE’s 2011-2012 Campus Freedom Network incentive program.
- Helped establish Young Voices as an independent nonprofit in 2016.
- Young Voices reported 2,234 media hits and an estimated audience exceeding 200 million for 2025; these are organization-wide figures.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Co-organized Data After Dark at PubKey in Washington with Jonas Du and Ed Tarnowski; Young Voices announced the event’s media coverage on September 28.
- **2026-05** — Welcomed Lindsay Craig as Young Voices board chair.
- **2026-03** — Appeared on the Atlas Network Podcast to discuss media talent development, coaching, and editorial relationships.

## Links

- Website: https://www.joinyv.org/staff/casey-given
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseygiven
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/CaseyJGiven
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caseyjgiven/

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Last updated: 2026-10-06