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Described
by Rolling Stone as, "the point man for drug-policy-reform efforts," Ethan
Nadelmann is one of the world’s most respected and high profile critics
and commentators on U.S. and international drug control policies. Nadelmann,
born March 13, 1957 in New York City, was educated at McGill University,
Harvard University, and the London School of Economics. He received his B.A.,
J.D., and Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard as well as a Masters degree
in International Relations from the London School of Economics. From 1987
to 1994 he served as an assistant professor of politics and public affairs
at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton
University. At Princeton, Nadelmann created and chaired the Princeton Working
Group on the Future of Drug Use and Alternatives to Drug Prohibition.
Nadelmann founded The Lindesmith Center, later renamed the Drug Policy Alliance, a leading drug policy and research institute created in 1994 with the philanthropic support of George Soros. He now serves as the Executive Director of The Drug Policy Alliance.
Nadelmann’s writings on drug policy have appeared in numerous scholarly and mainstream journals and publications, and he has authored several books on drug policy. His critiques of U.S. drug control policies and recommendations regarding harm reduction strategies and other alternatives to punitive drug prohibition have attracted international attention and played a decisive role in stimulating the growing debate over drug policy worldwide.
