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 us.

Regulatory Process and Legislation

• Robert Weissman, Public Citizen (co-chair)
• Jack Gillis, Consumer Federation of America (co-chair)
• Sam Berger, Center for American Progress
• Lisa Gilbert, Public Citizen
• James Goodwin, Center for Progressive Reform
• Matt Kent, Public Citizen
• Amit Narang, Public Citizen
• Matthew Shudtz, Center for Progressive Reform
• Pamitha Weerasinghe, Union of Concerned Scientists
• Rachel Weintraub, Consumer Federation of America

Antitrust

• Alex Harman, Public Citizen

Budget and Appropriations Riders

• Lisa Gilbert, Public Citizen

Campaign Finance, Ethics and Lobbying

• Craig Holman, Public Citizen

Consumer Product Safety

• Jack Gillis, Consumer Federation of America
• Rachel Weintraub, Consumer Federation of America

Economy, Jobs and Wages

• Heidi Shierholz, Economic Policy Institute
• Celine McNicholas, Economic Policy Institute

Energy

• Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen

Environment

• Andrew Rosenberg, Union of Concerned Scientists
• Pamitha Weerasinghe, Union of Concerned Scientists

Financial Security

• Lisa Donner, Americans for Financial Reform
• Lisa Gilbert, Public Citizen
• Remington A. Gregg, Public Citizen
• Bart Naylor, Public Citizen
• Marcus Stanley, Americans for Financial Reform

Food Safety

• Colin O’Neil, Environmental Working Group

International Trade

• Lori Wallach, Public Citizen
• Robert Weissman, Public Citizen

Public Health

• Michael Carome, Public Citizen
• Sidney Wolfe, Public Citizen

Scientific Integrity

• Andrew Rosenberg, Union of Concerned Scientists
• Pamitha Weerasinghe, Union of Concerned Scientists

Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Innovation

• Frank Knapp, American Sustainable Business Council
• David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council

Technology and Digital Privacy

• Jeffrey Chester, Center for Digital Democracy
• Emily Peterson-Cassin, Public Citizen

Transportation

• Catherine Chase, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
• Jason Levine, Center for Auto Safety

Worker Protections

• Celine McNicholas, Economic Policy Institute
• Matthew Shudtz, Center for Progressive Reform
• Heidi Shierholz, Economic Policy Institute
• Katie Tracy, Center for Progressive Reform
• Michael Wright, United Steelworkers