Experts
The Coalition for Sensible Safeguards is led by a variety of issue experts, who are available to discuss the crucial need for public protections and the unconscionable efforts to delay and block vital standards and safeguards. If you would like to speak with one of our experts, please contact David Rosen at drosen@citizen.org or reach out to the press office at the appropriate organization.
Coalition Leadership
- Rachel Weintraub, Coalition for Sensible Safeguards (executive director)
Expertise: regulatory process and legislation, consumer product safety - Robert Weissman, Public Citizen (co-chair)
Expertise: regulatory process and legislation, big tech, global trade - Susan Weinstock, Consumer Federation of America (co-chair)
Expertise: consumer product safety, financial safeguards - Lisa Gilbert, Public Citizen (co-chair)
Expertise: regulatory process and legislation, big tech, financial safeguards - Elizabeth Beavers, Public Citizen
Expertise: regulatory process and legislation, appropriations riders - James Goodwin, Center for Progressive Reform
Expertise: regulatory process and legislation, environment - Katie Tracy, Public Citizen
Expertise: regulatory process and legislation, worker protections
Additional Experts
- David Arkush, Public Citizen
Expertise: climate - Sam Berger, Coalition for Sensible Safeguards (consultant)
Expertise: regulatory process, economics of regulation - Catherine Chase, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Expertise: transportation safety - Jeffrey Chester, Center for Digital Democracy
Expertise: technology, digital privacy - Daniel Costa, Economic Policy Institute
Expertise: immigration, wages, worker protections, farmworkers - Rick Claypool, Public Citizen
Expertise: corporate crime, regulatory enforcement - Lisa Donner, Americans for Financial Reform
Expertise: financial safeguards - Carolyn Fast, The Century Foundations
Expertise: education, consumer protection - Rachel Gittleman, Consumer Federation of America
Expertise: financial safeguards - Brielle Green, Earthjustice
Expertise: environment, regulatory process and legislation - Thomas Gremillion, Consumer Federation of America
Expertise: food safety - Micah Hauptman, Consumer Federation of America
Expertise: financial safeguards - Craig Holman, Public Citizen
Expertise: campaign finance, ethics, lobbying - Jennifer Jones, Union of Concerned Scientists
Expertise: scientific integrity, science policy - Frank Knapp, American Sustainable Business Network
Expertise: small businesses, entrepreneurs, innovation - David Levine, American Sustainable Business Network
Expertise: small businesses, entrepreneurs, innovation - Mike Litt, U.S. PIRG
Expertise: consumer financial protection, digital privacy - Celine McNicholas, Economic Policy Institute
Expertise: economy, jobs, wages, worker protections - Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. PIRG
Expertise: consumer protection - Kyle K. Moore, Economic Policy Institute
Expertise: public health, economy, jobs, wages, racial economic disparities - Bart Naylor, Public Citizen
Expertise: financial safeguards - Rebecca Reindel, AFL-CIO
Expertise: worker protections - Heidi Shierholz, Economic Policy Institute
Expertise: jobs, economy, wages, worker protections, regulatory impact analysis, regulatory process - Bitsy Skerry, Public Citizen
Expertise: regulatory process and legislation - Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen
Expertise: energy - Melinda St. Louis, Public Citizen
Expertise: global trade - Kyra Taylor, National Consumer Law Center
Expertise: student loans - Valerie Wilson, Economic Policy Institute
Expertise: economy, jobs, wages, worker protections, racial economic disparities - Erin Witte, Consumer Federation of America
Expertise: consumer protection, auto finance - Allison Zieve, Public Citizen
Expertise: law and litigation