Former U.S. Ambassador to Austria; Chair of Demand Abolition (Hunt Alternatives); Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

Swanee Hunt

Swanee Hunt’s work writ large has spanned more than 60 countries.  In her efforts to combat the illegal sex industry for more than two decades, she has headed government delegations, consulted with survivors, taught university classes, written copiously for press and academic journals, worked on state and federal legislation, and spoken extensively to groups large and small.  She has devoted millions of dollars and countless hours to this mission.  Ms. Swanee is also Founder and Chair of Hunt Alternatives and Inclusive Security; founded Demand Abolition in 2008, whose active work archives are now housed at NCOSE; founded the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government; and served the Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer of Public Policy there.  A former U.S. Ambassador to Austria, Ms. Hunt is also a widely exhibited photographer, author and composer.

“No body is for sale.  With respectful, pragmatic, sustainable, and effective interventions, we can disrupt sex buying, which drives sex trafficking.  No buyer, no business.”