Alan Sears serves as president, CEO, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, an alliance-building legal ministry that advocates for religious freedom to uphold justice and preserve the right of people to freely live out their faith. He leads the strategy, training, funding, and litigation efforts of Alliance Defending Freedom that have resulted in various roles in 40 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court and wins in more than three out of four cases litigated to conclusion. Under his leadership, Alliance Defending Freedom has funded more than 2,600 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations, and Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys have successfully defended marriage as the union between one man and one woman in over 40 cases nationwide.

Alan Sears serves as president, CEO, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, an alliance-building legal ministry that advocates for religious freedom to uphold justice and preserve the right of people to freely live out their faith. He leads the strategy, training, funding, and litigation efforts of Alliance Defending Freedom that have resulted in various roles in 40 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court and wins in more than three out of four cases litigated to conclusion. Under his leadership, Alliance Defending Freedom has funded more than 2,600 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations, and Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys have successfully defended marriage as the union between one man and one woman in over 40 cases nationwide.