How to Participate

WhoRunsGov.com, a Washington Post Company site, is the place for profiles of top policymakers and influencers on the web.  A dedicated in-house editorial team seeded the site for the initial launch, but it is now open to the public and expert policymaking community for their contributions.

The site is built on a moderated wiki platform which allows registered users to easily edit existing profiles or expand our directory by adding new ones.  Unlike some other wikis, our WhoRunsGov.com editorial team will review and edit all public contributions before they go live.

Welcome to WhoRunsGov.com

Contributing is easy!

Click the Edit profile button on a profile page you wish to update

Click the Add a Profile button - located throughout the site - to add a new profile

We're here to help! 

You'll find guidelines to help you - research, source, write, style and format, and tag profiles - on the right hand side of this page, all guideline pages, and while you're editing a new or existing profile.

Get Started!

Get started by reading our quick 'How to' edit or add a profile guides: