David Batker dbatker@eartheconomics.org Executive Director of Earth Economics Relationship with MIMES: Collaborator Contact: 1121 Tacoma Ave. South, Tacoma, WA 98402 Ph: 253-539-4801

Founder and Executive Director of Earth Economics. He completed his graduate training in economics under Herman Daly, one of the world's foremost ecological economists. Dave has taught in the Training Department of the World Bank, and has worked for Greenpeace International, specializing in trade and international finance. He also worked for two years with the Rural Reconstruction Movement, a Philippine non-profit group dedicated to ecologically sound community-based development.