Miguel Coleta
Miguel Coleta is currently PMI’s Sustainability Officer. He joined PMI in Portugal in 2005 and since 2008 has been based in the operations center in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he has worked on government and regulatory affairs, harm reduction, and labor issues in tobacco growing. Prior to joining PMI, he was an assistant professor at the […]
Anya Briggs
General Cynthia Coffman
M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Cedillo-Pereira is the Director of the Dallas Office of Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairs which was established on March 20, 2017. The Dallas Welcoming Communities office seeks to be a bridge connecting Dallas’ diverse immigrant communities with existing Dallas residents so that common ground and shared leadership can be realized. A Dallas […]
Amb. Luis C.deBaca
Ambassador Luis C.deBaca has achieved legislative and policy success in a time of political gridlock. He is a proven diplomat and manager who has negotiated law enforcement, labor, and human rights advances and managed multi-million dollar grant portfolios combating modern slavery and sexual abuse. One of the country’s most decorated Federal Prosecutors, he built his […]
Devry Boughner Vorwerk
Devry Boughner Vorwerk serves as Corporate Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs overseeing the company’s global branding, communications, corporate responsibility and government relations efforts. Spanning a tenure of nearly 12 years, Vorwerk led Cargill’s global government relations activities in Washington and Corporate Affairs for Latin America, which included management and oversight of government relations, communications, and […]
Betsy Cavendish
As General Counsel, Betsy Cavendish and her team at the Office of General Counsel are the legal advisors to Mayor Muriel Bowser and the 20 agencies and offices in the Executive Office of the Mayor. She alerts the Mayor to hot legal issues and plays a lead role in formulating positions on such issues. One […]
Devry Boughner Vorwerk
Devry Boughner Vorwerk serves as Corporate Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs overseeing Cargill’s global branding, communications, corporate responsibility and government relations efforts. Spanning a tenure of nearly 12 years, Vorwerk led Cargill’s global government relations activities in Washington and Corporate Affairs for Latin America, which included management and oversight of government relations, communications, and corporate responsibility […]
Frank Trentacoste
Macani Toungara
Macani Toungara is an international affairs professional specializing in international economic development. She is currently the Senior Director for Program Development for TechnoServe, a non-profit organization dedicated to implementing business solutions to poverty in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and India. In this role, Ms. Toungara leads global strategic engagement with the Gates Foundation, the U.S. Department […]
Gustavo Setrini
Gustavo Setrini is an Assistant Professor at NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Nutrition and Food Studies. A political scientist who studies sustainable agriculture and rural development, Gustavo’s research examines the opportunities and constraints that global markets offer to small farmers in developing countries. His recently completed book, Beyond Labels: How Local Institutions Shape Global Value Chains, studies […]