Noah Bookbinder is an American attorney and nonprofit leader who has served as President and CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) since 2017. CREW is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization focused on government accountability, ethics reform, protecting democratic institutions, and democracy reform through litigation, research, and advocacy. Under Bookbinder's leadership, CREW has pursued high-profile legal actions against political corruption, including lawsuits related to presidential emoluments, campaign finance violations, and conflicts of interest involving public officials. His work emphasizes transparency in government and combating undue influence in politics, often targeting issues like dark money in elections and ethics lapses by elected leaders.

Prior to CREW, Bookbinder held significant roles in public service during the Obama administration. He served as a special counsel in the White House Counsel's Office, advising on legislative and ethics matters, and as deputy assistant attorney general for legislative affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he handled interactions with Congress on justice-related policies. Before entering government, he was the legislative director and senior counsel at the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), a watchdog group, focusing on whistleblower protections, procurement reform, and government transparency. Bookbinder is also a writer, contributing articles on ethics and democracy to various publications.

A graduate of Yale Law School (J.D.) and Haverford College (B.A.), Bookbinder has built a career centered on legal advocacy for ethical governance. He is recognized as a key figure in progressive efforts to strengthen democratic norms and has been involved in numerous investigations and public commentaries on political scandals.