Mike Rinder
Michael "Mike" John Rinder (/ˈrɪndər/; born 1955) is an Australian activist and former Scientologist based in the United States. He had formerly been a senior executive in the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and the Sea Organization. From 1982 to 2007, Rinder served on the Board of Directors of CSI and also held the post of Executive Director of its Office of Special Affairs, overseeing the corporate, legal and public relations matters of the Church at the international level. Rinder left the Church in 2007 after becoming disillusioned with what he perceived to be the increasingly authoritarian nature of senior management under David Miscavige, instead becoming an independent Scientologist.
