Amanda Tyler

Amanda Tyler
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWalsh School of Foreign Service
University of Texas School of Law
Occupation(s)Lawyer and executive

Amanda R. Tyler is an American lawyer and executive. She is the executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) in Washington, D.C., a nonprofit whose focus is defending religious freedom for all people. In addition, she serves as the co-host of the BJC's "Respecting Religion" podcast series, alongside BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman. Tyler is the sixth executive director of the organization since its founding in 1936 and the first woman to hold the post.

Under her leadership, BJC has opposed the Muslim travel ban and Christian nationalism, and supported the protections of the Johnson Amendment.

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