Passing of Open the Books Founder a Huge Loss for Government Accountability Movement, Say Officials, Colleagues

Deceased activist’s foundation makes public “every dime, online, in real time” so every American can know where his tax dollars are going.

Adam Andrzejewski. Courtesy of the Conservative Partnership Institute

When Open the Books founder and Chief Executive Officer Adam Andrzejewski quietly drew his last breath early in the morning of Aug. 18, his passing was as unexpected as it was uncharacteristic of the way he lived.

Andrzejewski, 55, had successfully competed in the Chicago Marathon eight times and was training for his ninth race in the weeks just prior to his passing. Professionally, he was often in the middle of swirling national controversies about the wasteful federal spending programs he had exposed.