Amanda Berman has dedicated her career to reforming the justice system at the individual as well as systemic level. She began her career as a public defender with the Bronx Defenders, where she represented thousands of clients, fighting not only for their legal rights but for their human dignity every step of the way. She also served as a trainer, supervisor, and team leader for newer attorneys. She went on to serve as the senior director of court advocacy for the Fortune Society, where she oversaw a court-based team of advocates who offered alternative-to-incarceration programs for individuals facing felony charges. Since 2015, she has worked at the Center for Justice Innovation (formerly the Center for Court Innovation), where she first served as the project director of the Red Hook Community Justice Center, a renowned model for justice reform locally, nationally, and internationally. She currently serves as the deputy director of regional programs, supporting hundreds of staff on the ground who are designing, implementing, and operating innovative programs that seek to enhance public safety, promote healing, and reduce the harms of the legal system. Ms. Berman has presented extensively on the use of community justice, restorative and procedural justice in promoting innovation and advancing justice reform. 

Ms. Berman is a graduate of Brown University and New York University School of Law.