Our Team

Elizabeth Glazer is the founder of Vital City. Most recently, she served as the director of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, where she led the strategy to produce a dramatic reduction in the jail population and to create community-led safety strategies. She previously oversaw the criminal justice agencies in New York State as the governor’s deputy secretary for public safety. She is a former federal prosecutor and clerked for then-U.S. Circuit Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Josh Greenman is Vital City’s managing editor. He was op-ed editor of the New York Daily News from 2006 to 2022, and also served as the paper’s editorial page editor from 2016-2022. Prior to his time at the paper, he worked in political speechwriting and policy in New York City and in Washington, and did communications and strategy work in the nonprofit world. Many years ago when he was funny, he wrote headlines and a couple of fake news stories for The Onion. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughters.

Paul Reeping is Vital City's director of research and a dedicated gun violence prevention researcher. Before joining Vital City, Paul served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis, where he conducted in-depth research on political violence and gun-violence-related policies. He earned his Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Columbia University and an M.S. from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Earlier in his career, Paul taught environmental science in Chicago through the Teach for America program, an experience that continues to shape his commitment to public health and safety.

Anthony Esguerra is Vital City’s audience strategy director. He most recently served as head of audience engagement at BenarNews, part of Radio Free Asia, leading audience strategy across markets in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Previously, he was a Southeast Asia reporter for VICE World News, where he covered some of the region’s defining political and social issues. His work has also appeared on Al Jazeera, Rest of World, The Diplomat, the Voice of America, GMA Network, and INQUIRER.net.

Eva Silverman is the editorial production manager for Vital City. Outside of her work for Vital City, she has worked as a fact-checker for publications such as Poetry Magazine and Bookforum and edited and produced a self-published magazine centered on publishing interviews with independent artists and musicians.

Greg Berman is a contributing editor of Vital City. He is the distinguished fellow of practice at the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. He previously helped to create the Center for Justice Innovation and served as its executive director for 18 years. He is the author of six books, including, most recently, “The Nonprofit Crisis: Leadership Through the Culture Wars” (Oxford University Press).

Jamie Rubin is our senior advisor. He is the chief investment officer of Aligned Climate Capital and chairman of the board of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). He is host of “After Hours with Jamie Rubin: A Vital City Podcast.”

Marcos Soler is a contributor. He is the executive director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, and he previously served as deputy secretary for public safety for the New York governor.