Randy Hayes, Director - US Liaison Office

Randy Hayes has been Director of the US Liaison Office since July 2008.

Randy Hayes is on the Board of Directors of Rainforest Action Network, which he founded in 1985. The organization focuses on high-visibility corporate accountability campaigns, advocating for the rainforests and the rights of Indigenous peoples. Randy also worked in city government, as President to the City of San Francisco Commission on the Environment and Director of Sustainability in the office of Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown.  Additionally, he worked at the International Forum on Globalization, a think-tank on the global economy based in San Francisco.

Randy has a Master’s degree in Environmental Planning from San Francisco State University. He concluded his studies with the award-winning film "The Four Corners" and continued to work as a documentary filmmaker later on. He also contributed to the book "Alternatives to Economic Globalization: A Better World is Possible", edited by John Cavanagh and Jerry Mander.