Andres comes to SLU with years of experience as a senior political advisor, social impact consultant, educator, and scholar. He is a Research Fellow with the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and co-founder of the policy advocacy organization Public Money Action. Andres earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego. He is finalizing a Doctorate in public policy at The New School for Public Engagement.

Andres Bernal’s research involves using discourse analysis to develop heterodox alternatives to economic policy. In 2018, Andres was a Senior Policy Advisor to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, contributing to what would become the Green New Deal Congressional Resolution at the macroeconomic design level and the inclusion of a Federal Job Guarantee. Andres has a background in international social justice projects with experience in Colombia as a former liaison to President Gustavo Petro and the U.S. Progressive Caucus and a current member of the policy think tank, Centro de Pensamiento Vida. He is also a consultant and popular educator with the Consortium for Worker Education’s Astoria Worker Project.

 

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Frequently Thought Courses

  • Law and Finance for Cooperative Enterprises
  • Delivery of Urban Public Services
  • Urban Communities and Populations
  • The New York City Experience

Selected Publications

Areas of Interest

  • Modern Monetary Theory and Heterodox Economics
  • Macroeconomic Climate Policy
  • Economic Democracy and Community Development
  • Leadership and Social Impact
  • Social Narratives and Discourse Analysis

Boards and Organizations

  • La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) Votes
  • The Modern Money Network
  • Public Money Action
  • Centro De Pensamiento Vida
  • Ground Game Texas