Joel Charny

Joel R. Charny is the Vice President for Policy at Refugees International. He has extensive experience working in the areas of human rights and development.
Ritu Sharma

Ritu Sharma

Ritu Sharma is the Co-Founder and President of Women Thrive Worldwide, a non-profit organization dedicated to shaping U.S. policy to help women in developing countries lift themselves out of poverty.
Todd Tucker

Todd Tucker

Todd Tucker is research director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch. He is an expert in issues dealing with the Central America Free Trade Agreement, job-offshoring, national security, the 2008 elections and other trade issues.
Patrick Bond

Patrick Bond

Dr. Patrick Bond is a political economist based at the University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Development Studies in Durban, where he directs the Centre for Civil Society.
Robert Weissman

Robert Weissman

Robert Weissman is president of Public Citizen, a national nonprofit consumer advocacy organization. He is an expert on economics, health care, trade and globalization, intellectual property and regulatory policy, and issues related to financial accountability and...
Emira Woods

Emira Woods

Emira Woods is a consultant, strategist, researcher, and advocate specializing in social impact and innovation. Emira is a Senior Adviser at Shine. The Shine Campaign is a growing community of foundations, faith-based groups and NGOs dedicated to catalyzing investment...
Thea Lee

Thea Lee

Thea Lee is Policy Director and Chief International Economist at the AFL-CIO, where she oversees research and strategies on domestic and international economic policy.