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Featured Speakers
 Gary Haugen President and CEOGary Haugen, President and CEO of International Justice Mission, is a graduate of Harvard University and
the University of Chicago Law School. Mr. Haugen worked as a trial attorney with the Police Misconduct Task
Force of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1994, Mr. Haugen was seconded to the
United Nations to serve as the Officer-in-Charge of the UN’s genocide investigation in Rwanda. Mr. Haugen
previously worked for the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights and has published numerous popular and
scholarly works on international law and human rights.
 Sharon Cohn Wu Senior Vice President, Justice OperationsSharon Cohn Wu serves as Senior Vice President of Justice Operations for International Justice Mission and oversees IJM’s operations in Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Southeast Asia, developing intervention and investigation
strategies and advocating with local and national authorities. Ms. Wu received a B.A. with Honors
from University of Virginia, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, cum laude. Prior to working at IJM, Ms.
Wu was an associate with Arnold & Porter in Washington, DC, representing private and governmental
entities in litigation and international trade matters. She regularly briefs government officials in the U.S. and
abroad on various human rights issues and has provided interviews for The New York Times Magazine, CNN,
FOX News, BBC World, “Dateline” and various other media outlets.
 Jeff Blom Vice President, InvestigationsJeff Blom serves as Vice President of Investigations for International Justice Mission. Blom, an honored law enforcement officer with more than two decades of experience and former Chief of Police, began with IJM as an Investigative Specialist, conducting undercover investigations. In his current role as Vice President, he oversees IJM's investigative staff worldwide.
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