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Until July 2006, Susan Aaronson was Senior Fellow and Director of Globalization Studies at the Kenan Institute, the Washington branch of the Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina (The Washington office is now closed). From 2001-2004, Aaronson devised and directed a major study, funded by the Ford, UN and Levi Strauss Foundations, that examined how U.S. public policies can promote or undermine global corporate social responsibility (CSR). The project resulted in three reports: CSR in international markets, CSR and trade, and CSR in China. With James Reeves, Aaronson also wrote a book on public policy and corporate responsibility: Corporate Responsibility in the Global Village.
Aaronson is a frequent speaker on public understanding of globalization issues. She was a regular commentator on “All Things Considered” from 1994-1995, on "Marketplace" from 1995-1998, and on "Morning Edition" from 1998-2001. She has also appeared on CNN, the BBC, and PBS to discuss trade and globalization issues. She is the author of numerous books and articles on trade and globalization issues, including Trade and the American Dream and Taking Trade to the Streets: The Lost History of Public Efforts to Shape Globalization in 2001. In 2001, Aaronson wrote a study on how to remake U.S. trade policy, called "Redefining the Terms of Trade Policymaking." Aaronson has also written two primers on trade: "Trade is Everybody’s Business," for high school students, and "Are there Trade Offs When Americans Trade?" for adults. These books relate trade to citizens’ daily lives and their many roles as citizens, producers, consumers, and friends of the earth.
Aaronson received her doctorate in economic history from Johns Hopkins University and a masters in International Affairs from Columbia University. She has also been a Guest Scholar in Economics at the Brookings Institution (1995-1998).
Aaronson serves on Amnesty International’s USA Business and Economic Relations Group and on the Advisory Board for the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.
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