Tom became the Chief Communications Officer at the Institute for Free Speech in April 2023. Tom leads the Institute’s communications efforts. His duties include promoting the organization’s work and helping to educate the public on the value of First Amendment rights—and the importance of those rights to American culture and democracy. Tom creates content, designs strategies, shapes messaging, and engages media in support of these goals.
An attorney by trade, Tom has been a professional writer since college. Prior to joining the Institute, Tom was the Director of Communications at Council for a Strong America. During his career in communications, Tom has authored pieces that have appeared in hundreds of publications across the United States. Tom earned a B.A. in politics from Washington & Lee University and a J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law, where he was Notes & Comments Editor of the University of Richmond Law Review.
Tom may be reached at tgarrett [at] ifs.org, and on Twitter at @TomGarrettIFS
