2018 Economic Security Summit Participants
The Economic Security Summit is an annual convening of the nation’s top leaders in industry, academia, philanthropy, government, and nonprofit organizations, to explore challenges facing American workers and families in today’s changing economy. Participants at the 2018 Economic Security Summit include...
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Joaquín AviñóVice President of Strategic InitiativesPrudential Financial, Inc. ...Joaquín Aviñó is a global business leader with over 20 years of experience driving innovation, leading change, and delivering business performance. He has extensive experience in sales enablement, business planning…View Profile -
Peter BarnesAuthor"With Liberty and Dividends Fo ...Peter Barnes is an innovative thinker and entrepreneur whose work has focused on fixing the deep flaws of capitalism. He has written numerous books and articles, co-founded several socially responsible…View Profile -
Joseph BlasiSenior FellowJoseph Blasi is the J. Robert Beyster Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University's School of Management and Labor Relations and a senior fellow of the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program.View Profile -
Sharon BlockExecutive Director, Labor & Worklife ProgramHarvard Law School ...Sharon Block is the Executive Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School, which is Harvard’s forum for research, teaching and policy development on the world of…View Profile -
Ray BosharaDirector of the Center for Household Financial Stability, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisRay Boshara is senior adviser and director of the Center for Household Financial Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The center conducts research on family balance sheets and…View Profile -
Paul BradleyPresidentROC USA, LLC ...Paul founded ROC USA, LLC as a nonprofit social venture in 2008 to scale co-op ownership of manufactured (“mobile”) home communities in the U.S. Today, ROC USA serves over 200…View Profile -
Rhett ButtleFounder, Public Private StrategiesRhett is a senior fellow with the Financial Security Program, whose work is to build out cross program approaches that are focused on creating new solutions to promote economic security…View Profile -
William (Bill) BynumAspen Institute TrusteeChief Executive Officer, HOPE ...Advisory Council, Economic Opportunities ProgramView Profile -
Ellis CarrPresident & CEOCapital Impact Partners ...Ellis Carr has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services and mortgage industries. Mr. Carr served as Capital Impact’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from July, 2012…View Profile -
Maureen ConwayVice President; Executive DirectorEconomic Opportunities Program ...Maureen Conway serves as vice president at the Aspen Institute and executive director of the Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program (EOP). EOP works to expand individuals’ opportunities to connect to quality…View Profile -
Sophie FarisDirector of Strategic GrowthB Lab ...Sophie is the Director of Strategic Growth at B Lab, an organization committed to redefining success in business. B Lab is best known as the non-profit behind B Corporation Certification…View Profile -
Sandy FernandezDirector, The AmericansMastercard Center for Inclusiv ...Sandy Fernandez is the Senior Director of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth where he is responsible for developing and implementing strategy and programs across the Americas to advance inclusive…View Profile -
Timothy FlackeExecutive DirectorCommonwealth ...Timothy Flacke is the Executive Director of Commonwealth, a mission-driven organization that builds solutions to make people financially secure. Commonwealth collaborates with consumers, the financial services industry, policy makers, and non-profit organizations…View Profile -
Keesha Gaskins-NathanDirector of Democratic Practice, United StatesRockefeller Brothers Fund ...Keesha Gaskins-Nathan is the director for the Democratic Practice–United States program at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Ms. Gaskins-Nathan is a long-time organizer, lobbyist, and trial attorney. Prior to joining the…View Profile -
Julie GehrkiVice President of ProgramsWalmart Foundation ...Julie serves as Vice President of Programs for the Walmart Foundation. This team leads philanthropic investments for Walmart and the Walmart Foundation. The Walmart Foundation funds initiatives focused on Sustainability…View Profile -
Elliot GersonExecutive Vice PresidentPolicy and Public Programs, In ...Elliot Gerson is the executive vice president at the Aspen Institute responsible for its Policy Programs, its Public Programs and its relations with its International Partners. The Institute’s more than…View Profile -
Ben GeyerhahnCEOWorkers Benefit Fund ...Ben is the founder and CEO of Workers Benefit Fund, the company selected by the Independent Drivers Guild to deliver benefits to New York black car drivers. Ben also founded…View Profile -
Marissa GuananjaProgram Officer, Family Economic SecurityW.K. Kellogg Foundation ...Marissa Guananja is a program officer for Family Economic Security at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan. In this role as a member of the Family Economic Security…View Profile -
John W. HainesExecutive Director, Community Investment TrustMercy Corps ...John W. Haines is the Executive Director of the Community Investment Trust with Mercy Corps Global Innovations Team since Feb. 2018. Previously, he was executive director of Mercy Corps Northwest,…View Profile -
Jill HuntleyGlobal Managing Director of Corporate CitizenshipAccenture ...Jill is Global Managing Director for Corporate Citizenship at Accenture, and President of the Accenture Global Giving Foundation. She has previously worked in the areas of talent and organizational change…View Profile -
Sarah KehVice President of Corporate GivingPrudential Financial, Inc. ...Sarah is the vice president of corporate giving within the Office of Corporate Social Responsibility at Prudential Financial, Inc. In her current role, she leads Prudential’s efforts to prepare and…View Profile -
Joyce KleinDirector, Business Ownership InitiativeEconomic Opportunities Program ...Joyce Klein is the director of the Business Ownership Initiative, which advances business ownership as an economic opportunity strategy.View Profile -
Thomas KochanGeorge Maverick Bunker Professor of ManagementMIT ...Thomas A. Kochan is the George M. Bunker Professor of Work and Employment Relations at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research,…View Profile -
Andrea LeverePresidentProsperity Now ...Andrea Levere has led Prosperity Now (formerly CFED) as its president since 2004. Prosperity Now is a private nonprofit organization with the mission of ensuring that everyone has the opportunity…View Profile -
Ben ManganSenior FellowFinancial Security Program ...Ben Mangan is the Executive Director of the Center for Social Sector Leadership (CSSL), and a Lecturer at Berkeley-Haas. Ben has been teaching strategy and leadership at Haas for the…View Profile -
Lisa MassenaVice President, Business Development and Government SavingsAscensus ...Lisa Massena, CFA, is vice president of business development at Ascensus, within its Government Savings division. In this role, she partners with states and governments that are in the process…View Profile -
Alison OmensManaging Director, Programs & Strategic EngagementJUST Capital ...Alison Omens is the Managing Director of Programs and Strategic Engagement at JUST Capital. She oversees programs, partnerships, and strategic engagement with companies, investors, foundations, and non-profits. Alison was most…View Profile -
Kimberly OstrowskiVice President, Corporate GivingPrudential Financial, Inc. ...Kimberly Ostrowski serves as a vice president for Corporate Giving in the Office of Corporate Social Responsibility at Prudential Financial. She leads the creation and implementation of Prudential’s philanthropic strategy…View Profile -
Miguel PadróSenior Program ManagerBusiness and Society Program ...Miguel joined the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program (Aspen BSP) after working in business for 10 years, primarily in in the healthcare technology and education sectors. He currently leads…View Profile -
Stephen A. PatrickVice President & Executive DirectorForum for Community Solutions ...Stephen Patrick became the Executive Director of The Aspen Forum for Community Solutions at the Aspen Institute in November, 2012.View Profile -
Jamil PoonjaDirector of Corporate Development and Government RelationsStride ...Jamil leads corporate development and regulatory affairs for Stride, a leading software provider for people who work for themselves. He also serves on the Georgetown Technology Alliance board of directors…View Profile -
Mark G. PopovichDirector, Good Companies / Good Jobs InitiativeEconomic Opportunities Program ...Mark Popovich joined the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program in December 2016 and serves as director of the Good Companies/Good Jobs Initiative and co-leader of the Job Quality Fellowship program.…View Profile -
Daniel R. PorterfieldPresident and CEOThe Aspen Institute ...Daniel R. Porterfield is President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. He has been recognized as a…View Profile -
Ida RademacherVice President, Aspen Institute & Executive DirectorFinancial Security Program ...Working with public & private sector leaders to build financial security for all.View Profile -
Lata ReddySenior Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion & Impact/Chair and PresidentPrudential Financial ...Lata Reddy, Senior Vice President, Diversity, Inclusion & Impact Prudential Financial, Inc.; Chair and President, The Prudential Foundation In these roles, she oversees the company’s efforts to drive financial and…View Profile -
Carmen RojasCEOThe Workers Lab ...Dr. Carmen Rojas is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Workers Lab, an innovation lab that invests in entrepreneurs, community organizers, and government leaders to create replicable and revenue generating…View Profile -
Judy SamuelsonVice President, Founder, and Executive DirectorBusiness and Society Program ...Judy Samuelson is founder and executive director of the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program and author of Six New Rules of Business: Creating Real Value in a Changing World…View Profile -
Marcela SaponeCeo & Co-FounderHello Alfred ...Marcela Sapone is the co-founder and CEO of Hello Alfred. Through Alfred she has worked to redefine urban living and become a staunch advocate for pro-human, pro-labor policies and was…View Profile -
Rachel SchneiderOmidyar Network Entrepreneur-in-ResidenceAs entrepreneur-in-residence, Rachel will explore how small, strategic cash infusions can go a longer way by helping families at those pivotal moments.View Profile -
Robert ShullProgram Director for Workers' RightsPublic Welfare Foundation ...Since 2008, Bob has been the Public Welfare Foundation’s Program Director for Workers’ Rights, running a grant-making portfolio aimed at improving working conditions for low-wage workers. An experienced advocate for…View Profile -
Joanna Smith-RamaniManaging DirectorFinancial Security Program ...Joanna is Managing Director of the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program, overseeing the initiative’s strategy and workView Profile -
Tyler SpaldingSenior Manager of Corporate AffairsPayPal ...Tyler works passionately at the intersection of business and social change. In his role on the Corporate Affairs team, he drives integration and collaboration across PayPal’s Global Communications, Government Relations…View Profile -
Jennie SparandaraExecutive Director of Global PhilanthropyJPMorgan Chase & Co. ...As Executive Director, Global Philanthropy, Jennie leads JPMorgan Chase’s global workforce portfolio. In this role she implements the firm’s commitment to expanding economic inclusion through innovative programs, thoughtful research and…View Profile -
Rob Nicholas StoneFounder and CEODatavest ...Rob is founder and CEO of datavest where he continues his passion for developing capital formation vehicles to empower the unbanked and underbanked. After creating a NPO micro-finance institute (MFI)…View Profile -
Anna WadiaSenior Program OfficerFord Foundation ...Anna Shireen Wadia is part of the Future of Work team. Her grant making has focused on expanding access to unemployment insurance and ensuring that all workers earn a family-supporting wage…View Profile -
Mae Watson GroteFounder and CEOThe Financial Clinic ...Mae Watson Grote is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Financial Clinic. In founding the Clinic, Mae established one of the nation’s first nonprofits dedicated to building financial…View Profile -
Jonathan WeisstubFounding PartnerCommon Wealth ...Jonathan Weisstub is a founding partner of Common Wealth. He specializes in strategy, transaction structuring, and the interface between the public and private sectors.Jonathan is a lawyer and former senior…View Profile -
Fred WherryProfessor of Sociology; DirectorPrinceton University; the Dign ...Inclusive Financial Systems Working Group MemberView Profile
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