James Coan, Author at Braver Angels

James Coan

James Coan develops approaches to reduce U.S. political polarization at scale. He’s a strategy consultant for the energy industry, with interests in social psychology, mass communications, and politics. For Braver Angels, he is on the social media team and a member of the DC Alliance. He can be contacted at jcoan@braverangels.org.

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