About Us

ACD is a New York-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, which monitors and exposes the enemies of freedom and their modus operandi, and explores pragmatic ways to counteract their methods.

ACD is headed by Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, a noted terror finance and economic warfare scholar and an advocate of free speech rights.

Our Board of Directors includes experienced military, intelligence and business professionals: former Director of CIA R. James Woolsey; former Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle; former U.S. Attorney General, Michael B. Mukasey; Dr. Nicholas Rostow, National Defense University; Leonard P. Shaykin, a Managing Partner of LambdaStar Infrastructure Partners; and David W. Hamon of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Our advisory board includes: Dr. John Abeles; Jean-Charles Brisard; Lieutenant General Thomas McInterney, USAF (ret.); Dmitry Radyshevsky; Major General Paul E. Vallely (ret.); and Dr. Gal Luft.

Some of ACD's core achievements:

• In addition to the 2010 SPEECH Act, ACD efforts led to the enactment of the first U.S. anti-libel tourism law, known as the Libel Terorrism Protection Act, or "Rachel's Law," (passed in New York State in April, 2008).

• ACD's work on terrorist financing has contributed to the U.S. Treasury Department shutting down a major Iranian foundation in New York City and a Detroit charity that funded Hamas and Hizballah.

• An ACD investigation led to the shutdown of major U.S. internet service providers that hosted Hizballah and Hamas websites.

• Dr. Ehrenfeld's report on the Palestinian Authority's corruption led to an investigation by the Government Accountability Office, and hearings in the U.S. Congress, and the European and Canadian Parliaments.

We invite you to learn further about ACD's mission, board, and team, and supporters by navigating the right side of this page. For more information on our specific projects, please see our Projects page, or catch up on our latest commentary and analysis in our ACD Publications section. To view and/or listen to some ACD media appearances, please visit our Radio and Television Appearances section.

ACD is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

PLEASE NOTE: Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld never received financial support from The Middle East Forum's Legal Project, nor is she a client of the Project.

PLEASE NOTE: Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld is not a signatory of the 911Truth.org. She has asked several times to have her name removed from the list, but the organization failed to comply.