About Us
GlobalWorks Team
Claude Fontheim, Chairman and Co-founder
Over thirty years of experience in international trade and economic policy; Former service on the President’s Advisory Committee for International Trade Policy and Negotiations and on the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP); Currently serving on USTR’s Trade Advisory Committee on Africa (TACA); As CEO of Fontheim International, LLC, advises international companies concerning various matters of international trade, corporate social responsibility and public policy; Chairman, Democratic Leadership Council’s Project on the New Global Economy; Executive Committee member of: Alliance to End Hunger; Advisory Board member of: Harvard University Public Diplomacy Collaborative, and the U.S.-Bangladesh Advisory Council.
D. Holly Hammonds, Co-founder, Member of the Board, Senior Advisor
Over twenty five years experience in international trade and economic policy, and related labor, human rights and environmental issues; Private, government and non-governmental sectors; Former Special Assistant to the President of the United States; Senior Director for international economic policy and trade, National Security Council and National Economic Council; Trade lawyer; Extensive work negotiating and implementing the GATT/WTO and bilateral and regional trade agreements with Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa; Boards of numerous business and nonprofit organizations; Fellowships at Progressive Policy Institute, World Resources Institute, Council on Foreign Relations; Previously presidential appointee, Board of Conciliators, World Bank Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes; Member Council on Foreign Relations.
Jennifer Morris, Executive Director
Joined GlobalWorks Foundation as Executive Director in May 2009; Director at Fontheim International, LLC; previously served as Deputy Director of the Canadian American Business Council and as Government Affairs Manager for a major Washington law firm.
Katrin Kuhlmann, Senior Advisor
Leading policy development on trade policy and capacity building matters and educating opinion leaders in NGOs, businesses and government on these issues; Resident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States; Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University School of Law; Formerly Senior Vice President for Global Trade at the Women's Edge Coalition; Testified before Congress; Frequently invited to speak and write on matters of international economic development and trade policy; As Director for Eastern Europe and Eurasia at USTR (1999 – 2005), played key role in developing and coordinating U.S. trade policy with Russia, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia; Formerly in private practice at Dewey Ballantine LLP (Washington, D.C.) and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP (New York); Graduate of Harvard Law School and Creighton University.
Samuel P. Fried, Senior Advisor
Executive Vice President of Law, Policy, and Governance, Limited Brands; More than thirty years experience in management of corporate governance, integrity, and strategic counseling for fast-paced, entrepreneurial, complex, and innovative organizations; Has led the negotiation of highly sophisticated business transactions and has managed high-stakes, complex litigation in both domestic and international contexts; A highly valued and trusted counselor to a number of significant business, philanthropic, civic, educational, religious, and political organizations and to their respective boards of directors, trustees, and managements; President Clinton publicly acknowledged Mr. Fried as the source of his administration's major policy initiative to "put a human face on the global economy."
Shehnaz Rangwala, Senior Advisor
Program Director for Education Africa USA; former staff member Bread for the World; Advisor to Global Training Partnership initiatives in Turkey and Thailand; Extensive experience in the development and conduct of training programs in West Africa and Mauritius; Broad understanding of global textile and apparel industry; MSc in Textiles and Apparel Management.
Joseph Pelzman, Senior Advisor
Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs; Expertise in international trade theory and policy, including economic development and trade, and author of many leading books and papers in these fields.
Holly Page, Senior Advisor
Over fifteen years experience marketing policy ideas and educating political elites as a senior strategic advisor with political and non-governmental organizations, and national political campaigns; Extensive experience creating and implementing town hall-style events and conventions for elected officials and others.
Tamsin Smith, Senior Advisor
President of SlipStreamStrategy; Former founding President of Product RED, initiative to save the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa; Ten years experience as Senior Director of Government Affairs at Gap Inc; Former senior legislative assistant to two Members of the House of Representatives and Associate Staff to the House Appropriations Committee.
Orit Frenkel, Senior Advisor
Senior Manager for International Trade & Investment, General Electric; Over twenty five years experience in international trade and economic policy; Responsible for advising and representing GE businesses on international trade and investment issues in Asia; former USTR trade negotiator with lead responsibility for various bilateral and multilateral trade agreements; member of US Government Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Trade in Services.