gabriel sayegh directs the State Organizing and Policy Project. The Project's goals are to reform state drug policies and to build political power within communities most affected by the drug war. The project is currently engaged in multiyear campaigns in Alabama, Connecticut and New York.

Prior to joining the organization in 2003, sayegh worked in the Washington State Senate; was a volunteer organizer in the Northwest on issues related to global trade and racism; and was a researcher focused on global trade, the prison system and domestic welfare reform. sayegh has developed numerous political training programs and educational curricula, including the Olympia Antiracism Workshop and anti-domestic violence/healthy relationship programs for secondary and middle school students in California. He is a resident of Brooklyn, NY.