E. Benjamin Skinner
About
E Benjamin Skinner is an award-winning author and journalist who has been studying the U.S. and global political economies, specializing in modern-day slavery. In researching his book, "A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern-Day Slavery" (Free Press, 2008), he observed the negotiations for sale of human beings on four continents. His articles and investigations have appeared in such outlets as Time, Newsweek International, The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and on ABC's Nightline, where one of his book's chapters was adapted into an Emmy-award-winning episode, "How to Buy a Child in Ten Hours."
Skinner served on the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Illicit Trade. He has served as Special Assistant to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and as Research Associate for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Skinner frequently appears on national networks including ABC, CBS, CNN, C-Span, Fox, NBC, PBS, CNN, as well as international and local networks.
Skinner was on staff with the Schuster Institute as a Senior Fellow between 2009 and 2013. He is currently a Senior Vice President at Tau Investment Management.
