William Warshauer
William Warshauer is the President and CEO of TechnoServe, a non-profit that works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. William brings more than 25 years of experience in international development and the private sector. He launched his career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone, and […]
William Bratton
William J. Bratton has been appointed the 42nd police commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Bill de Blasio, the second time he has held the post. Commissioner Bratton established an international reputation for re-engineering police departments and fighting crime in the 1990s. As Chief of the New York City Transit Police, Boston […]
Malikah Williams
Malikah is a rising senior at Brown University, concentrating in Urban Studies with extensive coursework in Political Science. For two years, she has served as a Women’s Peer Leader, educating first-year students about topics related to gender, sexuality, healthy eating, assertiveness, and other matters pertaining to women on Brown’s campus. Additionally, she is particularly interested […]
Jennifer Charoni
Jennifer Charoni just graduated from the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International studies with a track focus of human rights. She also just returned from two months abroad in Guatemala studying intensive Spanish immersion. While still studying in her hometown of Seattle, she interned with grassroots nonprofit Human Rights Society focusing on […]
Kilian Moote
Kilian is an expert in supply chain transparency and legal disclosure. He is the Project Director for KnowTheChain, a Humanity United project dedicated to helping businesses and investors understand and address labor abuses within their supply chains. In this role, he oversees all aspects of KnowTheChain’s strategy, publications, and business engagement. He has consulted with […]
Rob Lederer
Rob Lederer serves as the Executive Director of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition. He brings over three decades of experience managing industry associations, helping them to achieve strategic and growth objectives. Additionally, Rob was the mayor of Fairfax, Virginia, USA, for 10 years providing leadership and vision to the city. During his tenure, Fairfax achieved […]
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp is the first female Senator elected from North Dakota. Senator Heitkamp sits on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, where she’s been fighting since day one to support North Dakota’s farmers and ranchers and make sure they get the resources and support they need so they can continue to feed […]
Genevieve Taft-Vazquez
Genevieve Taft-Vazquez is Global Director, Workplace Accountability at The Coca-Cola Company. The Global Workplace Rights department oversees the implementation of the Company’s human and workplace rights expectations throughout the value chain. Genevieve is based in Washington DC and her role is focused on providing strategy, governance and policy oversight and support to the global team. […]
Nina Smith
Nina Smith is the founding executive director of GoodWeave International, which works to end child labor in the carpet industry in South Asia and replicate its market-driven model in new industries with initiatives underway in brick kilns in Nepal and the Indian garment sector. Since 1999 she has developed and led GoodWeave operations, which include implementing […]
Dan Viederman
Dan Viederman is a Managing Director at the Working Capital Fund/Humanity United, focused on efforts to engage entrepreneurs and tech innovators in pursuit of new tools to scale improvements for vulnerable workers in global supply chains. Before joining HU, Dan was CEO of Verité, a leading non-profit organization working against global forced and child labor […]
Sen. George J. Mitchell
George Mitchell became familiar with the workings of the U.S. Senate in the 1960s, when he served as executive assistant to Democratic senator Edmund Muskie of Maine. In 1980, when Muskie resigned to become secretary of state, Mitchell was appointed to fill the vacancy. As a senator, he became a leading figure for the Democratic […]