Taifa Smith Butler is the President of Dēmos, a nonprofit public policy organization working to build a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy and economy. She has 30 years of experience in strategic communications, public policy research, and data analysis in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. Prior to her tenure at Dēmos, she spent nearly a decade at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, where, from 2015 to 2021, she served as its president and CEO.