Niko Lusiani Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, DC

Direct the Think Tank's program on corporate governance, tax and competition policy.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Senior Advisor, with a special focus on economic inequality, corporate governance, corporate taxation, and the pharmaceutical sector. Shareholder advocacy and constructive, direct engagement with senior management of corporations and US, OECD, IMF and other government officials on corporate governance, taxation, capital allocation, drug pricing, executive.

New York, NY

Published widely on integrating human rights norms into economic policy, engaged closely with UN member states in the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals, evaluated tax and fiscal policies with partners in over 20 countries, including Brazil, Egypt, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the US, oversaw legal accountability efforts.

In close coalition with social movements, designed and propelled strategic research and advocacy for the Network's Corporate Accountability and Economic Policy Working Groups, including focus on corporate accountability, trade, tax and financial regulation.

Collaborated closely with social movement leaders on legal accountability for harms associated with oil and mining projects, researched socio-economic effects of external debt in Ecuador leading to successful unilateral debt cancellation by Norway, designed a cross-jurisdictional project on water, trade and investment treaties and mining.

Researched Syria's media landscape and developed a project aimed at enhancing access to information and press liberties; assisted on corporate social responsibility project; wrote various press materials, including the weekly UN Press Review of Syria.

Assisted the Human Rights Advocates Program in all aspects of its capacity-building activities, including managing the application process, working closely with advocate participants, and translating materials and correspondences.

Accompanied militarized indigenous communities in S. Mexico with the purposes of deterring aggression as well as publicizing violations of human rights; composed activity reports and assessments, taught literacy classes, conducted formal and informal interviews with community leaders, organized basic medical aid distribution, and translated materials.

Coordinated the initiation of RI’s Afghanistan campaign; drafted grant proposals, country briefings and information packets; recruited and coordinated interns; managed communication between field and headquarters; provided budget, logistical and administrative assistance to field offices; arranged travel arrangements for expatriate staff; maintained.

Mia, Economics, Int'L Law, Human Rights

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant, International Law; Co-coordinator, Human Rights Working Group

Ba, International Development Studies; Comparative Literature

Activities and Societies: Vice-Provost Award for Undergraduate Research, UCLA (2002); Cum laude Academic Honors, UCLA (2003); Departmental.

Ba, Spanish And Arabic Literature And History

Intensive Arabic Language Program, Level 5 Of 6