Staff
The Asset Policy Initiative of California is the policy arm of EARN, a San Francisco-based non-profit dedicated to creating a new cycle of prosperity through financial management training, match savings accounts and innovative financial services. Learn more at www.earn.org
Ben Mangan, President and CEO
Ben Mangan has more than 10 years of experience in public policy and management in the areas of education, affordable housing and business development. As the Midwest Practice Leader for Ernst & Young's Public Private Development Group in Chicago, he led efforts to find solutions to policy, development and strategy problems for public, private and non-profit clients.Immediately prior to joining EARN, Ben served as the Director of Organizational Strategy for an international internet company. He has also consulted to affordable housing developers, CDFIs, and quasi-governmental economic development agencies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Vassar College and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University.
Contact: Ben@earn.org or 415.217.3662.
Camille M. Busette, Vice President
Camille M. Busette is EARN's new Vice President. She will lead EARN's policy arm, the Asset Policy Initiative of California. Before joining our team, Camille served as Deputy Director of Government Relations where she managed PayPal's advocacy efforts for the Americas. In addition to state and federal legislative advocacy, she worked closely with several national central banks and U.S. Federal regulators on financial services issues. Prior to joining PayPal, she headed the privacy function at Intuit, and the consumer and market research division at NextCard.
Camille is a former Ford Foundation Post-doctoral Research Fellow, and holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago.
Contact: Camille@earn.org or 415.217.3661
Sunaena K. Chhatry, Senior Policy Associate
Sunaena is a Senior Policy Associate at EARN where she manages EARN's communication and advocacy efforts. She is also the primary policy liaison for local and state level partners. Sunaena is currently a Women's Policy Institute Fellow, a program of the Women's Foundation of California.
Before Joining EARN, Sunaena served as an Academy Associate at the Greenlining Institute where she did research on issues affecting low-income and minority communities in California. After completing the leadership training program she worked at the Delaware Financial Literacy Institute where she developed the foundation for a statewide, social marketing campaign called First State Saves, an offshoot of the National America Saves campaign.Sunaena holds a Bachelor of Arts in South & South East Asian Studies and Education from the University of California, Berkeley.
Contact: Sunaena@earn.org or 415.217.3671.
Leena A. Im, Graduate Research Intern
Leena is a Graduate Research Intern at EARN who works with the policy team to advance our qualitative research project which focuses on studying the impact EARN's IDA program has had on their financial lives. Before joining EARN, Leena served as a Policy Consultant to the Ford Foundation where she developed a new framework for developing accountability structures for secondary schools in the U.S. She also taught elementary special education as a Teach for America corps member in East San Jose.
Leena holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Public Policy from UC Berkeley. Beginning in September 2009, Leena will be a Fulbright Research Scholar in Indonesia.
Contact: Leena@earn.org
Javier Oliver, Undergraduate Policy Intern
Javier is an Undergraduate Policy Intern at EARN. Prior to joining EARN, Javier worked as a Policy Intern at the Greenlining Institute where he did research on issues related to urban economic development. He also served as an intern at the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.
Javier is a Public Policy and International Affairs Fellow at Princeton University. He is a senior at UC Berkeley double majoring in Political Science and Psychology.
Contact: Javier@earn.org
