Michael H. Posner | |
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| 11th Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | |
| In office September 23, 2009 – March 8, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | David J. Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Tom Malinowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1950 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
| Occupation | Co-Director for the Center of Business and Human Rights at New York University Stern School of Business |
Michael H. Posner (/ˈpoʊznər/; born November 19, 1950) is an American lawyer, the Founding Executive Director and later the President of Human Rights First (formerly the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights), the former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) of the United States, currently director for the Center of Business and Human Rights at NYU Stern School of Business, as well as Professor of Business and Society at New York University Stern School of Business, and a board member of the International Service for Human Rights.[1]