Christopher Rufo

Christopher Ferguson Rufo (born August 26, 1984) is an American conservative activist, New College of Florida board member, and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. He is an opponent of critical race theory. Rufo is a former documentary filmmaker and former fellow at the Discovery Institute, the Claremont Institute, The Heritage Foundation, and the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism.

Rufo has been involved in Republican efforts to restrict critical race theory instruction or seminars, which he says have "pervaded every aspect of the federal government" and pose "an existential threat to the United States". Rufo's appearances with Tucker Carlson on Fox News reportedly influenced President Donald Trump to issue an executive order in 2020 banning some topics from diversity training for the government and contractors; President Joe Biden rescinded the order in 2021.

Rufo is a contributing editor of the conservative policy magazine City Journal, and a distinguished Fellow of Hillsdale College.