I am the Jerome Kohlberg professor of ethics and finance at NYU Stern School of Business and director of the Center for Business and Human Rights. I served in the Obama Administration from September 2009 until March 2013, as the assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor. Prior to that I was the longtime executive director and president of Human Rights First, a U.S.-based human rights advocacy organization. I also was a visiting lecturer at Yale and Columbia law schools. I played a major role in shaping U.S. policy from inside and outside of government on issues ranging from refugee and asylum law and policy, to national security and human rights, to Internet freedom, and most recently on a range of business and human rights issues. I chair the board of the Fair Labor Association, which addresses supply chain labor issues in the apparel, athletic footwear and agriculture sectors.
