Noah Praetz administered elections in Cook County, Illinois for two decades before co-founding The Elections Group in 2020 and launching Ready for Tuesday in 2026. He consults on election administration, operations, and security, and has published widely on election integrity and testified before committees of the U.S. House and Senate.
Praetz brings a systems-level perspective to election administration, focusing on breaking down siloed functions to build more resilient, well-coordinated operations. This same thinking applies to the broader infrastructure supporting state and local administrators — one that benefits from intentional design that accounts for the interdependencies among government agencies, nonprofits, academic institutions, vendors, and other service providers.
He is a guest lecturer at the University of Chicago and an adjunct professor at DePaul University College of Law. In his free time, he enjoys exploring America’s roads and trails.
