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Marshall Fitz

Board Member

Marshall is the Managing Director of Immigration for the Emerson Collective. Marshall believes that America is a place where fairness, justice, and opportunity should be available to all—including those who were born on other shores. Those values drive his work in overseeing strategic advances in state, federal, and international policies related to human mobility. Marshall works with visionary leaders to support grassroots programs and promote common-sense solutions that empower people on the move and strengthen the communities hosting them. His deep commitment to the work comes from an unshakable belief that migration is a natural human response to changing life circumstances and that smart, humane innovations in how we manage the movement of people will benefit everyone. Marshall joined Emerson Collective after serving as Vice President for Immigration Policy at the Center for American Progress (CAP). At CAP, he directed research and analysis of the economic, political, legal, and social impact of immigration policy in America. Previously, Marshall practiced immigration law and served as director of advocacy for the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Marshall is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and served on the Virginia Law Review. He clerked for the Honorable Bruce M. Selya on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.