Rainey Reitman is a writer and civil liberties advocate. She co-founded and serves as president of the board of Freedom of the Press Foundation. Additionally, she worked for EFF for 11 years, first as  Activism Director and then as Chief Program Officer.  Reitman currently serves as a board member for the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web and runs a nonprofit consulting service called Groundwork Strategy. 

Reitman’s advocacy has focused on defending the rights of whistleblowers, fighting mass government surveillance, and investigating how limiting access to financial services has been used to silence speakers. Her forthcoming book, Transaction Denied (Beacon Press 2026), explores the speech implications of corporate financial policies.