Ivy El-Zaatari has had a successful career in the private and political space as an activist and entrepreneur. At the start of her career, she attended the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs where she was heavily involved in her local political party, aiding campaigns as well as running the College Republican club and the ice hockey team. At 21 years old, she left Colorado to run the youth effort for Mary Thomas for Congress where her youth campaign knocked on 75,000 doors and made 70,000 phone calls. The Leadership Institute then hired Ivy as their director of the Youth Leadership School, where she traveled the country to educate inspired college activists that wanted the tools to win. Her passion and effort in this role soon prompted her to work as the Executive Assistant to Senator Rand Paul and the Director of RandPAC.

Taking a step back from politics a few years ago, Ivy decided to finish her degree and work in the private business space as the area manager for Amazon’s logistics facility in Grand Prairie among other private ventures. After getting the itch to get back into the fight, Ivy joined Young Americans for Liberty in the Fall of 2021 as the Development Director. Ivy sits on the board for America’s Future Austin Hub. 

Originally born in Lebanon, Ivy has been a strong advocate for voluntaryism and the United States Declaration of Independence.