Eric Bjornlund is a lawyer and is co-founder and president of Democracy International. He is also adjunct professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University, where he teaches in the graduate program in democracy and governance; serves as secretary and board member of the Advancing Democratic Elections and Political Transitions consortium; and by appointment of the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development serves as a member of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid. At Democracy International, Mr. Bjornlund oversees a rapidly growing organization with more than 200 full-time, professional staff members.