Derek Ellerman
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Derek Ellerman is the Co-Founder, former Co-Executive Director, and current Board Chair of Polaris Project
, a Washington DC-based organization that combats human trafficking and modern-day slavery. In 2004 he was selected as a Fellow by Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
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, Ellerman founded and served as the Executive Director of the Center for Police and Community (CPAC), an organization that addressed issues of police misconduct
in Providence, Rhode Island
. At CPAC, Ellerman assisted individual victims of police abuse and helped successfully push for the creation of the first civilian review board for law enforcement in Rhode Island.
Ellerman graduated from Brown University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience. He is the son of David Ellerman
, an author and economist specializing in workplace democracy.
with classmate Katherine Chon
. Polaris Project
is a leading organization in the United States and Japan combating all forms of human trafficking. Polaris Project
uses a holistic strategy, using experience gained through working with survivors to guide the creation of long-term solutions. Polaris Project
strives for systemic change by supporting stronger laws and operating the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline (1.888.3737.888), and providing services to help their clients and all victims of human trafficking
.
Polaris Project
Polaris Project is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent modern day slavery and human trafficking. The organization works directly with victims, hosts tip and crisis hotlines and offers solutions to those victimized by human trafficking...
, a Washington DC-based organization that combats human trafficking and modern-day slavery. In 2004 he was selected as a Fellow by Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public is a nonprofit organization based in Arlington, VA, supporting the field of social entrepreneurship. Ashoka was founded by Bill Drayton in 1981 to identify and support leading social entrepreneurs through a Social Venture Capital approach with the goal of...
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Education
While an undergraduate student at Brown UniversityBrown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, Ellerman founded and served as the Executive Director of the Center for Police and Community (CPAC), an organization that addressed issues of police misconduct
Police misconduct
Police misconduct refers to inappropriate actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Police misconduct can lead to a miscarriage of justice and sometimes involves discrimination...
in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
. At CPAC, Ellerman assisted individual victims of police abuse and helped successfully push for the creation of the first civilian review board for law enforcement in Rhode Island.
Ellerman graduated from Brown University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience. He is the son of David Ellerman
David Ellerman
David P. Ellerman is a philosopher and author who works in the fields of economics and political economy, social theory and philosophy, and in mathematics...
, an author and economist specializing in workplace democracy.
About Polaris Project
In 2002 Ellerman co-founded Polaris ProjectPolaris Project
Polaris Project is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent modern day slavery and human trafficking. The organization works directly with victims, hosts tip and crisis hotlines and offers solutions to those victimized by human trafficking...
with classmate Katherine Chon
Katherine Chon
Katherine Chon is the President of the Board of Directors and Co-Founder of Polaris Project in the United States. She started the organization immediately upon graduation with fellow Brown University student Derek Ellerman in 2002 after learning about the issue during her undergraduate studies...
. Polaris Project
Polaris Project
Polaris Project is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent modern day slavery and human trafficking. The organization works directly with victims, hosts tip and crisis hotlines and offers solutions to those victimized by human trafficking...
is a leading organization in the United States and Japan combating all forms of human trafficking. Polaris Project
Polaris Project
Polaris Project is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent modern day slavery and human trafficking. The organization works directly with victims, hosts tip and crisis hotlines and offers solutions to those victimized by human trafficking...
uses a holistic strategy, using experience gained through working with survivors to guide the creation of long-term solutions. Polaris Project
Polaris Project
Polaris Project is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent modern day slavery and human trafficking. The organization works directly with victims, hosts tip and crisis hotlines and offers solutions to those victimized by human trafficking...
strives for systemic change by supporting stronger laws and operating the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline (1.888.3737.888), and providing services to help their clients and all victims of human trafficking
Human trafficking
Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or a modern-day form of slavery...
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