Simon Tam
Keynote Speaker • Author • Advocate
Simon Tam is an award-winning author, keynote speaker, and civil liberties advocate who helps audiences understand how ordinary people can create meaningful change within democratic institutions. Best known for winning Matal v. Tam—a unanimous, landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision—Simon draws on his experience as founder of The Slants and author of Slanted to explore democratic resilience, free expression, leadership, and constructive dissent. He has spoken at more than 1,200 events across four continents, including legal conferences, universities, and civic organizations.
“One of the most inspiring people I have ever heard speak.”
— member, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Making Noise.
“For a self-proclaimed troublemaker who took on the Supreme Court with his dance-rock band, The Slants' Tam and bandmate Joe X. Jiang are ready to prove that yes, the band was about politics and reclaiming a racial term for empowerment, but that it was also always about the music.”
-Broadway World
“His compelling memoir is about keeping true to his punk rock heart and making history.”
— The Washington Post
