The New Politics Podcast Episode 37: Emily Cherniack, Founder of New Politics

Emily Cherniack is the visionary Founder and Executive Director of New Politics and the New Politics Leadership Academy. A lifelong servant leader, she did a year of service with City Year in Boston and has been serving ever since. When her mentor, City Year co-founder Alan Khazei, ran for Senate in Massachusetts in 2009, she joined his campaign and had her first experience of politics.

After seeing how challenging it was for a candidate from the world of service to succeed in politics, she was inspired to start an organization to bring more servant leaders into politics and help them succeed.

In this episode, Emily talks about why she first joined City Year, why she founded New Politics, and what she has learned from her journey.

Also, because March is Women's History Month, she talks about her experiences as a woman in the combative world of politics, and how she handles being a Founder, Executive Director as well as a mother to two young children. Emily is a remarkable servant leader, and her story is the story of our organization.

We're excited to (finally!) lift up her voice on our podcast!