Eric Gardner is the Academic and Data Analysis Advisor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University where he was a colleague of Leslie Whittington, who, along with her family, was on American Airlines Flight 77 on 9/11. His brother, Jeffrey Brian Gardner was killed at the World Trade Center. His family established the Jeffrey Brian Gardner Memorial Scholarship Fund at Habitat for Humanity International in Jeffrey’s memory. They also supported the building of a house with the Newark, NJ chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Family and friends continue to volunteer there annually around Jeff’s birthday. Eric was a member of the board of directors of Our Voices Together an organization that merged with AMP Global Youth in 2008. He holds a BA in History from Rutgers College and a MPP from Georgetown University. He lives in suburban Washington, D.C. with his family.