Alberto Mora is an attorney whose career has spanned government, private practice, and international human rights work. He served as General Counsel of the Department of the Navy from 2001 to 2006, where he became known for his opposition to the cruel interrogation of detainees in the post-9/11 period—work recognized by the John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation's Profile in Courage Award in 2006.

His government service includes posts at the State Department, the United States Information Agency, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Mora subsequently served as a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights Policy. At Harvard, Mora focuses on the relationship between human rights and national security strategy.. Until his retirement in 2022, Mora also served as the American Bar Association's associate executive director for Global Programs. He holds a B.A. and honorary doctorate from Swarthmore College and a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.