Randy Hicks
President and Chief Executive Officer
Georgia Center for Opportunity
About the alliance
Our Staff
The Alliance for Opportunity is made up of staff from across the Georgia Center for Opportunity, Pelican Institute for Public Policy, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Leadership
Daniel J. Erspamer
Chief Executive Officer
The Pelican Institute for Public Policy
Greg Sindelar
Chief Executive Officer
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Rachel Barkley
Executive Director
Alliance for Opportunity
Policy Team
Buzz Brockway
Executive Vice President of Public Policy
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Eric Cochling
Chief Program Officer and General Counsel
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Erik Randolph
Chief Program Officer and General Counsel
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Erin Bendily
Vice President of Policy and Strategy
The Pelican Institute for Public Policy
Andrew Brown
Distinguished Senior Fellow of Child and Family Policy
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Vance Ginn
Chief Economist
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Nikki Pressley
Texas State Director, Right on Crime
Texas Public Policy Foundation
The Hon. Ron Simmons
Director, Right on Work
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Erin Davis Valdez
Policy Director
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Leslie Ford
Alliance for Opportunity
Jamie Tairov
Senior Policy Associate
The Pelican Institute for Public Policy