The Roosevelt Society

Charly Carter is a seasoned political strategist, advocate, and organizer with nearly three decades of experience driving change at the local, state, and national levels. A fierce advocate for democracy and economic advancement, Carter has dedicated her career to uplifting working families and communities of color. In 2018, Carter founded Step Up Maryland and Step Up to Lead, civics literacy and leadership development organizations.

Wisdom O. Cole serves as the Senior National Director of Advocacy for the NAACP, leading efforts to advance civil rights through strategic campaigns, youth leadership development, and grassroots organizing. Previously, as National Director for the NAACP Youth & College Division, he oversaw over 700 youth councils and chapters nationwide, championing initiatives to empower young Black leaders in the fight for justice.

Mara Heneghan is Associate Director of the Health and Political Economy Project at the New School’s Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, where she supports policy and programs to build an economy that enables health and dignity for all. As a Reimagine America Fellow, Heneghan will focus on elevating health as a pillar of a more just economic paradigm and exploring local government’s role in doing so.

Luke Herrine is an Assistant Professor at Alabama Law. His research focuses on household debt and how law does (and does not) police asymmetries of power through market governance. His work has influenced policymakers at the Department of Education, the FTC, the CFPB, the USDA, and beyond. He is a co-founder of the Debt Collective and former Managing Editor of the Law and Political Economy Blog.

Reshma Ramachandran, MD, MPP, MHS is a family physician, health services researcher, and Assistant Professor within the Section of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Yale University. She has published several peer-reviewed research articles and commentaries on the realignment of incentives for healthcare stakeholders— including pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and universities towards prioritizing equitable patient access to safe, effective health technologies.

Rebecca Riddell is a human rights lawyer and the senior policy lead for economic and racial justice at Oxfam America. Riddell’s work focuses on addressing extreme inequality and advancing human rights and fiscal justice, in the US and globally

Alan Smith is the Manager of Community Leadership at Consumer Reports (CR), building consumer power by distributing leadership and investing in CR’s members as educators, organizers, storytellers and testers in their own right.

Alistair Stephenson is Chief Strategy and Impact Officer of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, an organization working to win respect, recognition, and rights for the estimated 2.2 million domestic workers living in the U.S. He is a strategist in social impact and builder of progressive institutions with extensive strategy, people operations and communications experience.