The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (DMI) is a non-profit American progressive think tank and community action group.
"[4] The Drum Major Foundation (later Institute) was founded in 1961 during the American Civil Rights Movement by Harry H. Wachtel, a New York City lawyer who was an adviser to Martin Luther King Jr.
[7] Donors to DMI have included labor unions, health care companies and real estate groups.
[11] DMI has hosted events featuring Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Howard Dean and Eliot Spitzer.
[2] In 2008, as part of a joint project with the magazine The Nation, DMI interviewed mayors across the country on urban issues.