Andrés Bernal resides in New York City, where he lectures at the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Labor and Urban Studies. He has over a decade of international experience as a public policy expert including former Senior Advisor to the Congressional Campaign of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and co-architect of the Green New Deal.

 

Andrés is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and a leading voice in the field of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), which he has spoken on around the world. His work rests at the intersection of politics, economics, philosophy, and systems psychodynamics. He sits on the advisory board to the Centro de Pensamiento Vida, a think tank based in Bogota, Colombia at the forefront of the country's globally recognized efforts to bring lasting peace, justice and sustainability to its people.

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With over 15 years of experience in the field of leadership development, Andrés sits as a faculty member of the Eco-Leadership Institute and is a Psychological Safety practitioner certified with Aristotle Performance. He focuses on working with public and non-profit sector organizations, cooperative enterprises, and social impact initiatives such as New York City's prestigious Consortium for Worker Education.

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