Eryn Schornick

Eryn Schornick is a Policy Advisor on the Banks and Corruption team at Global Witness, an international advocacy organization seeking to expose and break the links between natural resources and corruption, conflict and human rights abuses. Eryn previously acted as the Senior Research & Engagement Specialist at EIRIS Conflict Risk Network and led institutional investors representing over $5 trillion in assets under management. She worked to leverage their market power to help ensure that multi-national corporations’ operating in high risk sectors of conflict-affected states prevent and mitigate non-financial risks, including gross human rights abuses. Eryn has experience working in the U.S. and abroad on labor rights, supply chain transparency, as well as corporate transparency and accountability. She is a New York licensed attorney with a focus in international human rights and humanitarian law.