Gar Alperovitz has had a distinguished career as a historian, political economist, activist, writer, and government official. He is the author of critically acclaimed books on the atomic bomb and atomic diplomacy and his articles have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New Republic, The Nation, and The Atlantic among other popular and academic publications. He is also the president of the National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives and is a founding principal of the Democracy Collaborative, a research institution developing practical, policy-focused, and systematic paths towards ecologically sustainable, community-oriented change and the democratization of wealth.