New hires include Managing Editor, Finance Associate and a new position, Chief Economist

WASHINGTON – Open Markets Institute announces three new staff members as the organization expands efforts to stop corporate concentration.

LaRonda Peterson joins as Managing Editor, Canzada Colden joins as Finance and Administration Associate, and Brian Callaci joins as Chief Economist. Each of these new team members brings unique experience and valuable expertise to Open Markets.

In response, Katherine Dill, director of operations and special projects at Open Markets Institute, issued the following statement:

“Open Markets is gearing up to bring the full power of our pro-democracy, anti-monopoly lens to the work of dismantling and neutralizing the giant corporations that dominate our political economy. To do this, we rely on a savvy and masterful staff able to coordinate meticulous budgeting, sophisticated journalism, and vanguard legal analysis. Indeed, each member of our team is essential.

“We are delighted to welcome LaRonda Peterson to lead and steer us into a new era of content production and publication. She brings with her nearly 15 years of editorial and non-profit experience, and a sharp eye for narrative and messaging.

“Canzada Colden joins us from six years at Media Matters for America where she honed an adept ability to streamline logistics and problem solve. Her knack for project management will breathe new life into our operations.

“A neoclassical, fact-free, charade has distorted antitrust economics for over four decades. In hiring Brian Callaci, we are moving to change that. Brian brings with him a Ph.D. in labor economics, a lifetime of union work and a clear vision for heterodox antitrust laws and policies.

“We are so proud and excited to embark on this next era of dismantling monopolies, and empowering working people, independent enterprises, and communities.”

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