Armenian nonprofit welcomes Geragos to board of directors
Los Angeles — The Truth And Accountability League has announced that attorney Mark Geragos has joined the nonprofit’s board of directors.
TAAL, an Armenian-focused advocacy organization founded in 2020 in response to an increase in anti-Armenian racism and hate crimes, monitors and addresses discrimination, bias, disinformation, propaganda and slander against the Armenian people and culture. Geragos was an executive producer and the largest funder of TAAL’s documentary “Motherland.”
“[Having] Mark on our board is not just the usual honor and privilege, but a gamechanger for TAAL and a big win for the Armenian community,” founder Vic Gerami said. “The world knows Mark as a renowned celebrity attorney responsible for getting justice for countless people. Mark’s immense generosity, philanthropic projects and championing of many causes make him a lionheart and a hero that makes Armenians proud.’
Geragos brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in advocacy to the organization. He was a past board member of the Armenia Fund International Board of Trustees and host of the annual Thanksgiving Telethon. He has held many additional roles with Armenian organizations, including founding member and chairman of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry and member of the Advisory Committee of Birthright Armenia.
“I’m excited to join the Truth And Accountability League’s board of directors. They do tremendous work for the community,” Geragos said. “I’ve known Vic for some time and seen his commitment in the last five years to combat disinformation, slander, propaganda and the defamation of the Armenian people. We’ve had political advocacy, philanthropy and other types of organizations, but never one that directly deals with the information and cyber war we face now. I call on everyone to throw their support behind TAAL in the battle to call out misinformation whether it is public policy, academics or in the media. I look forward to TAAL’s upcoming projects and campaigns.”
Geragos secured a landmark victory for Armenian Genocide victims, survivors and the Armenian community as the lead attorney in groundbreaking federal class action lawsuits against New York Life Insurance and AXA Corporation. The lawsuits resulted in a $37.5 million settlement for insurance policies issued during the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire. Geragos is also currently suing the Turkish government for reparations related to genocide.
