Leads on policy, thought leadership, and advocacy for the primary nonprofit focused on the work of the dynamic multistakeholder partnership on health -- the Global Fund Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Coordinates developing and advancing Friends’ policy and advocacy work to support U.S. investment in global health, particularly through the Global Fund. He also manages all Friends’ collaboration with civil society of low- and- middle-income countries and donor countries of the global North, as well as with the private sector and with the faith community. Played a leading role in Friends having enormous impact: securing a bipartisan House delegation to the Global Fund (GF) 2019 Replenishment to make a pledge in lieu of the Trump Administration; winning a 15.5% increase in funding in FY2020; emergency funding for the GF’s COVID-19 Response Mechanism equal to 225% of the annual appropriation, exempted from a match requirement in U.S. law; Biden’s hosting the 2022 Replenishment and a 28% increase in funding in FY23; and that GF level maintained in a Republican House-passed FY24 State-Foreign Operations bill (otherwise shrunk 12%).

Research, writing, and convening multistakeholder fora on human dignity and human rights in world order and global institutions

President of a leading democracy and human rights promoting nonprofit which produces global analysis/research, programming with civil society partners globally, and advocacy.

Chair of one of three areas MSFS students concentrate in, advising students, organizing curricular offerings, and coordinating professors. Teaching courses on "The UN and Multilateral Politics" and "Ethics and Decision-Making in Global Politics."

Coordinating Roundtable Series on "Global Stakes in Human Rights" on interests in human rights and multilateral means for promoting them.

Senior Advisor, consultant on corporate responsibility and anti-human trafficking efforts for LexisNexis Inc.

Managed 45-person staff of 8-year old leading nonprofit to combat human trafficking. Three offices in the U.S. and one in Japan, conducting victim services and legislative advocacy, and running the primary U.S. Government-sponsored hotline, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (1-888-3737-888).Functioned as chief spokesperson and chief fundraiser. Built corporate partnerships with LexisNexis and Manpower, Inc. Oversaw and increased budget to exceed $3.1 million in 2010. Represented Polaris as featured model at Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York in 2009.Ambassador at Large and Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP), U.S. Department of State, May 2007-January 2009. Directed office of 30 personnel who lead U.S. diplomatic efforts to fight TIP; prepare the Annual Global TIP Report on other countries; and manage tens of millions of dollars in programmatic grants worldwide. Chief U.S. envoy to combat human trafficking, requiring close collaboration with the senior leadership of the State Department and all of its Regional Bureaus. Senior Adviser to Secretary of State by law.Chair of the inter-agency group established by law to combat TIP domestically and abroad.Chief spokesman and manager of substantial domestic and international public awareness campaign on TIP, involving constant collaboration with a broad Left-Right coalition on Capitol Hill and among NGOs.Confirmed by Senate under Democratic Majority May 2007, with Ambassadorial Rank provided by law.

Leading State Department's office to combat human trafficking, with a global report assessing efforts of all countries, diplomatic coordination, global advocacy, and programmatic assistance to NGOs and international organizations fighting trafficking

Managed 40 officers in UN policy related to: human rights and social issues; bureau planning/priorities; congressional, NGO, press, and international outreach; and UN reform, budget, hiring of Americans. Point man on creating an operational UN Democracy Fund, an initiative of President Bush.

International Organizations, Human Rights, and Public Diplomacy

UN, International Institutions, Human Rights, Sanctions, Public Diplomacy, State Department Authorization Bill

Research and coordinating Working Group on China's emergence as a power and US policy toward China

Senior Foreign and Defense Policy Analyst, promoted in 1997 to management responsibilities.Coordinated 11 bills on PRC and helped launch Select Committee on Technology Transfers to PRC.

UN Amb. Jeane Kirkpatrick. Writing and research chiefly focusing on international organizations (the U.N., NATO, and EU).

I taught International Relations, Conmtemporary U.S. Foreign Policy, Transatlantic Relations, and Democratization & Democracy Promotion

19 classes on U.S. foreign policy, promoting democracy, aid/sanctions, and U.S.-European relations.Nicaragua Desk, Department of State, 1987. Intern as Ph.D. student.