Michael Signer

The Hon. Michael Signer , mayor of Charlottesville from 2016-2018, is the author of Demagogue: The Fight to Save Democracy from Its Worst Enemies and Becoming Madison: The Extraordinary Origins of the Least Likely Founding Father . A public scholar, practicing attorney, and executive, Dr. Signer has written for the New York Times , Washington Post , and Time , and has been interviewed by Meet the Press , Face the Nation , and NPR. He has been profiled by the New York Times , Washington Post ,...See more

The Hon. Michael Signer , mayor of Charlottesville from 2016-2018, is the author of Demagogue: The Fight to Save Democracy from Its Worst Enemies and Becoming Madison: The Extraordinary Origins of the Least Likely Founding Father . A public scholar, practicing attorney, and executive, Dr. Signer has written for the New York Times , Washington Post , and Time , and has been interviewed by Meet the Press , Face the Nation , and NPR. He has been profiled by the New York Times , Washington Post , and CNN, and has received awards from such organizations as the Anti-Defamation League and the Matthew Shepard Foundation. See less