Speakers Announced for National Whistleblower Day Celebration on Capitol Hill

Annual Gathering Features Speeches by Members of Congress, High-Ranking Government Officials, Leading Whistleblower Advocates and Whistleblowers

Published on July 22, 2024

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Speakers Announced for National Whistleblower Day Celebration on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, D.C. | July 22, 2024  On July 30, National Whistleblower Center is hosting a National Whistleblower Day 2024 celebration on Capitol Hill. The event is the largest and most prestigious event on whistleblowing, featuring speeches by notable whistleblowers, leading advocates and high-ranking government officials.

Today, the confirmed list of speakers has been announced. Speakers include:

  • Members of Congress: Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden, co-chairs of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus; and Representative Jamie Raskin.
  • Representatives from Whistleblower Offices: Special Counsel at the Office of Special Counsel, Hampton Dellinger; Director of the House Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds, Shanna Devine; Director of the IRS Whistleblower Office, John Hinman; Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Michael Horowitz; and Director of the CFTC Whistleblower Office, Brian Young
  • Whistleblowers and Advocates: Big Tobacco whistleblower Dr. Jeffrey Wigand; ExxonMobil whistleblower Lindsey Gulden; FBI whistleblower Jane Turner; Army Corps of Engineers whistleblower Dr. Tommie “Toni” Savage; Executive Director of The Foundation for Aviation Safety Ed Pierson; Vice Chair of the Board of the Lamplighter Project Austin Handle; Mexican anti-corruption attorneys María de los Ángeles Estrada and Carlos G. Guerrero Orozco; National Whistleblower Center’s Chairman Stephen Kohn; and, National Whistleblower Center’s Executive Director Siri Turner.

For information on the speakers visit: https://whistleblowersblog.org/nwd/speakers/

For more information on National Whistleblower Day 2024, including how to attend, visit: https://www.whistleblowers.org/national-whistleblower-day-2024/

NWC Executive Director Siri Turner is available for comment. For more information, contact NWC at info@whistleblowers.org.

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NWC is the leading nonprofit working with whistleblowers worldwide to fight corruption and protect people and the environment. For over 30 years, NWC has won policies to protect whistleblowers from retaliation and reward them for helping deliver criminal and civil penalties against wrongdoers.

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