Rick Wartzman

Rick Wartzman is co-president of Bendable Labs, a technology and consulting firm that helps communities thrive. He is the author of five books about the intersection of business and society, including 2022’s Still Broke: Walmart’s Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism, which looks at the state of low-paid work in America through the lens of the nation’s largest employer.

Louisa Schibli

Louisa Schibli is the Director of Impact and Engagement at Rural Works Partners, LLC, an impact investment firm that delivers much needed growth capital to rural businesses that are doing their part to protect our planet and generate community wealth and economic resilience. She is passionate about empowering female founders and rural entrepreneurs.

Ernesto Archila

Ernesto Archila is a Strategic Climate, Labor and Human Rights Advocate, currently serving as Climate and Financial Regulation Policy Director at Public Citizen. Ernesto was instrumental in helping form the structure of the Living Wage For Us organization and standard within his former role as Senior Advisor, Private Sector at Oxfam America which incubated this effort.

David Rolf

David Rolf is a labor leader, organizer, author, and strategist working to build the next American labor movement. He has been called “the most successful union organizer in America” by Fast Company, and American Prospect wrote that “no American unionist has organized as many workers, or won them raises as substantial, as Rolf.”

Jessica Grillo

Jessi Grillo is the Founder of Heartwood LLC, a consultancy focused on living wages and responsible business globally. She has extensive expertise in standards and programs to improve livelihoods with companies and organizations including USAID, IDH, Rainforest Alliance, ISEAL Alliance, Sustainable Food Lab, and the Living Income Community of Practice. She was an early partner in and co-developed the Living Wage For US initiative.

Michelle Murray

An experienced living wage professional, Michelle has dedicated the last decade of her life working on issues of living wage and income as former coordinator for the Global Living Wage Coalition, an expert consultant on living wages globally with On-Up LLC, and the lead content developer for Living Wage for Us during its incubation period and conceptualization.

Jetaya McGhee

Jetaya is a seasoned marketing and business development professional with nearly 20 years of experience leading strategic initiatives across the nonprofit, public, and corporate sectors. She currently serves as Senior Director of U.S. Programs at Living Wage For Us, where she leads national efforts to expand employer certification, engage stakeholders, and build tools that help organizations adopt compensation practices that meet living wage standards. Jetaya brings a unique blend of strategic thinking, empathy, and operational expertise to her work, driven by a deep passion for improving the lives of others and advancing economic justice through equitable pay.

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