Stephen Piggott

Position
Collaborations Co-Director
Affiliation
Bridging Divides Initiative
Bio/Description

Stephen Piggott is BDI Collaborations Co-Director, leading the organization’s cross-sector convening work and supporting BDI State Leads in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Arizona. He is a researcher, organizer, and expert on America’s white nationalist, paramilitary, and anti-democracy movements. Stephen has spent the past 15 years monitoring and working with communities to marginalize these movements in the Midwest, South, and Pacific Northwest. He previously served in roles at the Western States Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Anti-Defamation League. He began his work in this field with the Center for New Community. A native of the Republic of Ireland, Stephen received his BA in political science with minors in Islamic and Irish studies from DePaul University in Chicago.