The Global Fairness Initiative – Another Clinton related program with Bill listed as Founding Chair. There are lots of names and organizations mentioned throughout the list of leadership people.

Here is what CGI is about: The Global Fairness Initiative promotes a more equitable, sustainable approach to economic development for the world’s working poor by advancing fair wages, equal access to markets, and balanced public policy to generate opportunity and end the cycle of poverty.

Here are some of the leadership folks from the http://www.globalfairness.org/ site. The list includes Bill Clinton, and John Podesta is mentioned under Karen A. Tramontano (Founder/President of the Global Fairness Initiative (GFI)). http://archive.is/RELqS (List of Leadership of GFI)

GFI Transparency and Disclosure Page http://archive.is/8llBY Our Mission: The Global Fairness Initiative is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded for the purpose of creating a more equitable, sustainable approach to economic development for the world's working poor.

http://archive.is/ZHkr4 GFI Financial Audit and 990s- 2008-2012

http://archive.is/bUxv2 GFI Annual Reports

This post contains the list of Leadership for GFI. The list will be continued in the comments.

William Jefferson Clinton (United States) Founding Chair (Emeritus) Bill Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, an era in which the U.S. enjoyed more peace and prosperity than at any other time in its history. Since leaving office, President Clinton has continued his work on many of the issues that defined his administration, including world trade, the economic empowerment of the poor, and the fight against AIDS around the world. His active involvement in issues of public concern is evident in his work of various foundations and organizations such as the Clinton Presidential Foundation.

Karen Tramontano (United States) Founder and President Karen A. Tramontano is the Founder and President of the Global Fairness Initiative (GFI), a non-profit organization working to promote a more equitable, sustainable approach to globalization to ensure its benefits reach all people, including the working poor. Before founding GFI, Ms. Tramontano served as Deputy Chief of Staff to President Clinton and counselor to two Chiefs of Staff, Erskine Bowles and John Podesta. Ms. Tramontano's White House portfolio encompassed a wide range of issues, including international trade, transatlantic relations, as well as economic and financial issues involving the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments. She played a major role in shaping policy concerning the WTO, OECD and other multi-lateral institutions, while handling public policy issues involving the World Bank and the IMF. Other specific accomplishments include spearheading the successful White House initiative to bring the Child Labor Convention into law and leading the team that developed the Comprehensive Steel Plan to rationalize global steel production. Additionally, she managed many of President Clinton's international trips, including his visits to India, Pakistan, and Viet Nam. In 2001, she served as Chief of Staff for President Clinton's transition, where she established his office and presence in New York. Ms. Tramontano is currently the CEO and co-founder of Blue Star Strategies, LLC, which provides corporate, institutional and public sector clients with results-oriented strategies. Prior to founding Blue Star Strategies, she was a Principal at Dutko Worldwide, where she developed comprehensive multi-level government advocacy strategies for complex global issues. Ms. Tramontano also currently serves as Senior Advisor to Guy Ryder, Director General of the International Labor Organization in Geneva, is on the Board of the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law School. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Catholic University Law School and a B.A. from Boston College, and is a frequent commentator for Bloomberg News.

Zohreh Tabatabai (Iran) Zohreh Tabatabai is a familiar face in the diplomatic and global business arenas, having spent many years in high profile positions in the United Nations (UN) system. As the chief coordinator of the UN’s Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration, she created new strategies for assembling publicprivate partnerships to assure the success of the event, and she coordinated the activities of more than 100 heads of state who travelled to New York to participate. During her 20 years at UN headquarters, Ms. Tabatabai also served as Focal Point for Women and as Chief of the Public Services Section. Throughout her tenure, she pioneered methods for bringing in outside partners to work on extending the UN’s visibility and effectiveness across a broad range of initiatives. In the year 2000 Ms. Tabatabai moved to Geneva to take up the post of Director of Communication and Public Information at the International Labour Organization, the Geneva-based UN agency that promotes rights at work. Upon leaving the United Nations System, she created a communications and marketing company with special emphasis on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). She undertakes various CSR projects for a number of Global companies. Ms. Tabatabai currently serves on the boards of a number of non-governmental organizations, non-profit institutions and charitable foundations.

Elizabeth Shuler (United States) As a graduate of the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism, Elizabeth (Liz) Shuler, like many young people today, pieced together part-time jobs, lived at home and struggled to find her way into the world of work. That was in 1992. Since then, Liz has used every job as an opportunity to stand up for the underdog. Today, as secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, the second-highest position in the labor movement, Shuler serves as the chief financial officer of the federation and oversees six administrative departments. Shuler not only is the first woman elected as the federation’s secretary-treasurer, she also holds the distinction of being the youngest officer ever to sit on the federation’s Executive Council.

Albina Ruiz (Peru) Dr. Albina Ruiz is the founder of Peru’s Ciudad Saludable (Healthy City Group) and is internationally renowned as the “Godmother of Recycling. “ Dr. Ruiz began Ciudad Saludable out of concern for the health and environmental threats posed by inadequate public-sector solid waste disposal services, and miserable conditions faced by workers in the waste sector. Her ideas to transform the waste sector led to a movement around waste as an enterprise, and has helped innovate garbage processing, reduce waste volume and generate income for thousands of “waste-pickers” throughout Latin America. Dr. Ruiz has consulted for cities, industrial firms, and international development agencies to bring her innovative approaches to the global challenge of waste and recycling, and through her organization Ciudad Saludable, Dr. Ruiz has organized thousands of waste collectors, creating employment and improving health and living conditions for workers in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, India, and her home of Peru. A Chemist by training, Dr. Ruiz has been the recipient of several international awards including the 2011 Fairness Award from GFI.

Aivis Ronis (Latvia) Ambassador Ronis is currently an independent business and NATO consultant. Mr. Ronis has served with distinction in the Latvian diplomatic service since its re-establishment in 1991 after Latvia restored its full independence. His civil service to Latvia has included multiple leadership positions within government including as Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Transportation Minister, and Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs. He has also had a robust careering representing Latvia as a diplomat in the Foreign Service, holding positions as Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador to Mexico, and Ambassador to Turkey, as well Latvia's Ambassador to NATO in Brussels. Ambassador Ronis has worked actively in Latvia’s private sector since his government service, and serves as a consultant to multiple companies and organizations representing Latvia’s interests and promoting investment and engagement in Latvia’s public and private sector. Early in his career Ronis was a TV journalist and a Latvia youth chess champion.