Nilmini Gunaratne Rubin
Nilmini Gunaratne Rubin is an American policy analyst and advocate who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.[1] She's asserted that the United States can remain competitive and increase jobs through more foreign trade. When asked at a Techonomy conference about politics in Washington, she replied "democracy is messy, because people we don’t agree with have a vote." [2]
She was previously the Director of Government Relations for the Information Technology Industry Council where she focuses on cybersecurity and cloud computing policy.[3]
Previously, Nilmini Rubin led work on international and development for the economic issues for the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[4] She is listed as an author or co-author of the following United States Senate publications:
- “The International Financial Institutions: A Call for Change”, March 2010.[5]
- “Sri Lanka: Recharting U.S. Strategy After the War”, December 2009.[6]
- “Petroleum and the Poverty Paradox: Assessing U.S. and International Community Efforts to Fight the Resource Curse”, October 2008.[7]
She also served at the White House's National Security Council, United States Department of the Treasury,[8] and at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.[4]
Nilmini Rubin was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and a "40 under 40" International Development Leader by Devex.[9]
She earned both an BA in Economics and Development Studies and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.[4][8] She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[10]
Nilmini married her husband Joel Martin Rubin in September 2003.[8] They were featured on an episode of HGTV's Curb Appeal.[11]
She wrote a 2012 oped for the Los Angeles Times that describes her mother being forcibly sterilized in Washington State and discusses the history of eugenics in America.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Iraqi government to sign with Podesta". Politico. 13 February 2013.
- ↑ "Keeping the U.S. Competitive in a Hyper-Connected World". Techonomy.
- ↑ "The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) is the premier group of the nation's leading high-tech companies". Itic.org. 2001-09-11. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Nilmini Rubin | World Economic Forum - Nilmini Rubin". Weforum.org. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "The International Financial Institutions - A Call For Change" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka - Recharting U.S. Strategy After The War" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "The Petroleum And Poverty Paradox - Assessing U.S. And International Community Efforts To Fight The Resource Curse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Nilmini Gunaratne, Joel Rubin". Nytimes.com. 2003-09-21. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "Nilmini Rubin | 40 Under 40 Leaders in International Development". Dc40.devex.com. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ "Vibrant Victorian". Hgtv.com. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "A crime against motherhood". Articles.latimes.com. 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
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