Michael Shuman

Michael Shuman is Director of the Institute for Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship with the Village Foundation in Washington. Working with African-American men and boys, the Institute is focused on community-based solutions rooted in local markets, small business and devolution. Formerly the co-director of IPS in Washington, he is the author of the acclaimed Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age. He founded the Center for Innovative Diplomacy, an 8,000-member nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting global peace, justice, development, and environmental protection through direct citizen and city participation in international affairs.