Nancy Alexander is Director of the Economic Governance Program at the Heinrich Boell Foundation of North America.  Since the mid-1980s, she has been engaged in research, education and advocacy relating the global institutions, especially the IMF and World Bank.  Her work highlights the ways in which the institutions have affected social justice, environmental protection, economic performance, and democratic practices in borrowing countries.  Recently, she has consulted to the US House Financial Services Committee, the International Labor Organization, and the Bank Information Center.  From 1997-2007, Nancy founded and directed the Globalization Challenge Initiative and previously worked as Director of Government Relations for Bread for the World.  Her degrees are from Duke and Harvard Universities.