List of Speakers/Experts
The Charity and Security Network includes experts with policy, legal and field experience on how national security laws impact nonprofits and the people we serve. If you would like one of these experts as a speaker for Hill hearings or other events, please contact us.
Note: These speakers are independent experts. They do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Charity and Security Network. Organizational affiliation is cited for identification purposes only.
| Expert | Organization | Field of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Abdo | ACLU | National security, civil liberties |
| Ahilan Arulanantham | ACLU-Southern California | Civil liberties, humanitarian aid issues |
| Wendell Belew | Belew Law Group, Friends of Charity Association | International impacts, surveillance |
| Rob Buchanan | Council on Foundations | Treasury Guidelines and international grantmaking |
| Mike German | ACLU | Civil liberties, surveillance |
| Kay Guinane | Charity and Security Network/OMB Watch |
Advocacy, National security laws impacting nonprofits |
| James Shaw-Hamilton |
The Humanitarian Forum | International impacts, humanitarian aid issues |
| Doug Rutzen | International Center for Not for Profit Law | International nonprofit law, human rights, foreign aid |
| Ellen D. Willmott |
Save the Children USA | Legal, nonprofit law, humanitarian aid issues |
| Ben Wizner | ACLU | National security, civil liberties |



