Ed Liebow

(Speaker in 2020) Ed Liebow is Executive Director of the American Anthropological Association. AAA publishes 22 journals, stages 12 conferences and a film festival annually, supports professional development, and does extensive public outreach on behalf of anthropologists. Before becoming AAA director in 2013, Ed enjoyed a long career with the Battelle Memorial Institute, which he first joined in 1986, when he completed his PhD. He has conducted research on a variety of energy, public health, and social policy issues concerning disadvantaged communities. He is affiliated with the University of Washington, and has been a Senior Fellow of the Fulbright Commission.