Events & Calendars Food for Thought: Lunch with Taina Bien-Aime P'20, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women

Taina Bien-Aimé has over two decades of experience defending the rights of women and girls at the national and global level. Prior to her position as executive director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW), Taina was the executive director of Women's City Club of New York, an advocacy organization that helps shape policy in New York. She was a founding board member of Equality Now, an international human rights organization working to promote the human rights of women and girls, and served as its general counsel (2000-2001) and subsequently, its executive director (2001-2011).

Taina was also director of business affairs/film acquisitions at Home Box Office (1996-2000) and practiced international corporate law at the Wall Street law firm, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (1992-1996). Taina holds a Juris Doctor from NYU School of Law where she received the Vanderbilt Medal. She earned a license in political science from the University of Geneva/Graduate School of International Studies in Switzerland. She sits on the board of the New York Women’s Foundation and on the New York City Mayoral Commission on Gender Equity.

Taina has extensive public speaking and media experience, including with the New York Times, Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, the Amanpour Show and many other print and television outlets. She is also a contributor to the Huffington Post.

Lunch from The Works Bakery Café will be provided. Space is limited, RSVP in Quest.