Eric S. Nonacs is the Managing Director for Global Affairs at Endeavour Financial, based in Vancouver, Canada. Endeavour Financial is an independent merchant banking company focused on the global natural resource sector . He also serves as a Senior Advisor to the William J. Clinton Foundation. From June 2002 until August 2007, he was theForeign Policy Advisor to President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Foundation . Prior to joining President Clinton’s staff, Eric was the Executive Director of The Coexistence Initiative .Previously, Eric served as the U.S. Executive Director of Co-operation Ireland, and, from 1992 until 1995, he was the inaugural Director of The Project on Justice in Times of Transition. During his career, Eric has developed and implemented a broad array of programs on topics including sustainable economic and social development, conflict resolution, and reconciliation in Africa, Europe, and Latin America .

Eric holds an AB from the University of Chicago, an MA from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an MBA from New York University. He is a Director of the Alliance to Stop Slavery and End Trafficking (ASSET), and a member of a number of other boards, including the Advisory Board of the George Washington University Africa Center for Health and Human Security, the Taj Hotels USA Advisory Board, the Executive Committee of the Project on Justice in Times of Transition, and the International Consumer Electronics Show Technology and Emerging Countries Advisory Council. Eric is also a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.