Lulu Schwartz is a writer whose work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal and other publications. She has held several roles in policy and research, including serving as a senior policy consultant and director of the Islam and Democracy Project at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a think-tank based in Washington, D.C. Schwartz founded and serves as executive director of the Center for Islamic Pluralism, also based in Washington, D.C. She was a member of Folks Magazine's editorial board from 2011 to 2012.