Chris Hartman

Current

• Principal at Tower Street Research

Past

• Research Associate at Harvard Business School
• Research Director at United for a Fair Economy
• Researcher-Writer at CHC Communications

• Education Coordinator at United for a Fair Economy
• VISTA Community Organizer at Corporation for National and Community Service
• Editor at Simon and Schuster
• Research Assistant at A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions

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Education

• Brown University

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Chris Hartman’s Summary

Researcher, writer, editor, and graphic designer with experience in politics, higher education, and publishing.

Chris Hartman’s Specialties:

Skills: Online and library research, drafting reports and case studies, editing, information design.

Topics: Economic policy, economic inequality, corporate finance and ownership, executive compensation.

Chris Hartman’s Experience

• Principal

  Tower Street Research

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  February 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

  Communications firm offering comprehensive research, writing, editing, and information design services.
  
  Current work includes researching and drafting reports, policy memos and position papers on economic policy topics, with an emphasis on the clear and accurate graphical presentation of data.
  
  I have extensive experience with online databases maintained by the SEC, Census, the Fed, OSHA, NLRB, Dun & Bradstreet, Mergent, and other government and private entities.
  
  Client list:
  
  Dēmos
  Institute for Policy Studies
  Jamaica Plain Forum
  Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation
  Nonprofit Quarterly
  Northeast Action
  Partners in Health
  Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University
  United for a Fair Economy
  Working Group on Extreme Inequality
  World Education

• Research Associate

  Harvard Business School

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  February 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 5 months)

  Half-time appointment. Researched and drafted business school cases dealing with corporate finance issues faced by family businesses. Case studies included:
  
  As co-author:
  • New York Times Co.
  
  As researcher:
  • Adelphia Communications
  • Ayala Corporation (Philippines)
  • Medco Energi Internasional (Indonesia)
  • Pitcairn Family Heritage Fund
  • SUN Brewing (Russia)

• Research Director

  United for a Fair Economy

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  August 2001 — February 2005 (3 years 7 months)

  Researched and wrote reports, articles, books, training materials, and interactive online tools on tax policy, executive compensation, economic inequality, and other economic policy topics.
  
  Edited and maintained the organization's website, FairEconomy.org.
  
  Appeared as a guest on local and national radio and television shows and responded to information requests from print journalists.
  
  Supervised college interns in the research department.

• Researcher-Writer

  CHC Communications

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  January 1998 — July 2001 (3 years 7 months)

  Clients included United for a Fair Economy, Northeast Action, and the newsletter Human Environment.

• Education Coordinator

  United for a Fair Economy

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Government Relations industry)

  March 1996 — December 1997 (1 year 10 months)

• VISTA Community Organizer

  Corporation for National and Community Service

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Government Administration industry)

  June 1994 — October 1995 (1 year 5 months)

  Placement: Project for Pride in Living, Minneapolis, MN

• Editor

  Simon and Schuster

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

  June 1991 — April 1994 (2 years 11 months)

  Simon and Schuster Education Group, Eden Prairie, MN

• Research Assistant

  A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions

  (Higher Education industry)

  June 1989 — May 1991 (2 years )

  Work-study position at Brown University, Providence, RI

Chris Hartman’s Education

• Brown University

  BA , Public Policy , 1987 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  Editor, Issues Monthly

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