Jacob Bornstein

Jacob Bornstein is a long-time consensus builder and co-founder and Executive Director of Better Together America (BTA). He also serves as President of the Mediators’ Foundation, which hosts BTA and many other projects advancing collaborative democracy. An experienced leader in stakeholder engagement and collaborative strategy across the public and nonprofit sectors, Jacob has guided efforts at the local, state, and national levels on issues including climate and climate justice, outdoor recreation, environmental conservation, water policy, behavioral health, affordable housing, firearm safety, and education. He is the founder and Principal of Wellstone Collaborative Strategies and a founding board member of the Civic Consulting Collaborative. With more than 22 years of experience working with businesses, government, nonprofits, and foundations, Jacob specializes in uncovering the invisible threads that bind diverse stakeholders together to solve complex challenges. Earlier in his career, Jacob spent nearly 15 years focused on western water policy, serving as executive director of the Colorado Watershed Network and playing a key role in developing and facilitating Colorado’s Water Plan for the Department of Natural Resources.