Brendan Ballou

Brendan Ballou is the founder and chief executive officer of the Public Integrity Project, a Washington, D.C.–based legal organization focused on accountability and public corruption. He is a former federal prosecutor who served as special counsel for private equity in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and previously worked in the DOJ’s National Security Division, where he prosecuted January 6, 2021–related cases and advised on national security issues. Ballou is the author of Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America, and his work has appeared in major outlets including The New York Times and The Atlantic.