Justice reform advocate John Maki ’98 was recently appointed executive director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority by Governor Bruce Rauner.
Since 2010, Maki has served as the executive director for the John Howard Association of Illinois. According to Maki, his relationships with his Whittier professors changed his life and showed him the value of a liberal arts education, especially when studying philosophy.
When he's not writing op-eds for the Huffington Post, he's advocating for poverty reduction and criminal justice reform. Maki received his bachelor's degree from Whittier in English and philosophy. He went on to earn his M.A from University of Chicago and his J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.
