Described by Rolling Stone as, "the point man for drug-policy-refonn 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, bornMarch 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 assistent 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 Altematives to Drug Prohibition.

Nadelmann founded The Lindesmith Center 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 Lindesmith Center-Drug Policy Foundation which merged in July of 2000.

Nadelmann's writings on drug policy have appeared in numerous scholarly and mainstream joumals and publications such as Science, Rolling Stone, National Review, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, The Public Interest, Daedalus, American Heritage, and other leading publications. Nadelmann is author of the book, Cops Across Borders: The Intemationalization of U.S. Criminal Law Enforcement (1993), and a highly regarded expert on the international aspects of crime and law enforcement. He also co-edited the book, Psychoactive Drugs & Harm Reduction: From Faith to Science (1993).

His critiques of U.S. drug control policies and recommendations regarding harm reduction strategies and other altematives to punitive drug prohibition have attracted international attention and played a decisive role in stimulating the growing debate over drug policy worldwide. He has spoken directly to diverse audienees throughout the world and appeared on scores of radio and TV programs, including ABC's Nightline, a Ted Koppel Special Report, NBC's Today Show, NBC Nightly News, CBS's 48 Hours, CBS Moming News, Larry King Live, CNN Headline News, CNN Crossfire, the Charlie Rose Show, William F. Buckley's Firing Line, and MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour.