John Napier Tye

Biography

Mr. Tye earned prominence during the Obama Administration in 2014 as a whistleblower successfully publicizing allegedly unconstitutional activities by the U.S. National Security Agency, for which he was named one of the “National Security Law Heroes of 2014” by Just Security Blog.

Tye launched Whistleblower Aid in September 2017 as a pro bono law firm providing desperately needed legal and 360° client support to whistleblowers. Whistleblower Aid helps courageous clients to report and fix government and corporate lawbreaking—without breaking the law.

Mr. Tye graduated from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and Yale Law School. Mr. Tye has worked at the Southern Poverty Law Center, Avaaz, and also Southeast Louisiana Legal Services as a Skadden Fellow. He was on the board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana.