Our Mission

Investors Against Genocide was a citizen-led initiative, dedicated to convincing mutual funds and other investment firms to make an ongoing commitment to genocide-free investing.

Investors Against Genocide worked with individuals, financial firms, pension and endowment managers and government officials to encourage investment firms to change their investing strategy to avoid investments in companies that substantially contribute to genocide or crimes against humanity.

Our goal wss to make the U.S. financial investment industry more responsive to the American public’s interest in not having their savings connected to the most egregious violations of human rights.

Investors Against Genocide is no longer active. It was a project of the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur Inc., which was a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, incorporated in the state of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2023.

We advocated for investment firms to avoid or divest holdings of PetroChina/CNPC and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation/Sinopec, two foreign oil companies that helped fund the government of Sudan’s campaign of violence against its people. While conditions in Sudan have improved these companies still help fund ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity by the governments of Burma and Syria. Earlier in the campaign we also advocated divestment of ONGC and Petronas because of their partnership with the government of Sudan.

Looking forward, we advocated for investment firms to make a commitment to genocide-free investing policies that would apply to current and future genocides or crimes against humanity. Investment companies must accept responsibility and implement procedures to prevent involvement in genocide.

Our Team

Investors Against Genocide was staffed entirely by volunteers. Key members included:

Eric Cohen

is a co-founder and the Chairperson of Investors Against Genocide. He also is a Director of the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur and serves as its President.

Mr. Cohen retired from a 30+ year career in information technology, where he served in a variety of roles at the corporate vice president level. Mr. Cohen has been working full-time, on a volunteer basis, with IAG and other Sudan-related work.

Susan Morgan

is a co-founder and the Director of Communications for Investors Against Genocide. She is also Executive Director of Pax Communications, a consulting firm dedicated to working with non-profit organizations to increase the media spotlight on their initiatives and related human rights issues.

Ms. Morgan has a Masters degree in Mass Communications from Boston University and spent over 25 years in various marketing communications and public relations positions at consumer products companies before devoting herself to the human rights arena.

William Rosenfeld

is a co-founder and the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Investors Against Genocide. He also is a Director of the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur and serves as its Treasurer.

Mr. Rosenfeld has over 30 years of Information Technology and management experience. In addition to his extensive Darfur-related activities, on a volunteer basis, he is currently a self-employed information technology consultant.

Mary Haskell

is an Outreach Associate for Investors Against Genocide. In this capacity, Ms. Haskell supports volunteers submitting proposals by providing expert personalized advice and assistance for every step in the process.

A retired family law attorney, Ms. Haskell is also a member of the Steering Committee for the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur. Before becoming involved in Darfur-related activism, she volunteered for four decades as an advocate for fair and affordable housing.

Shana Rapoport

is the Director of Special Projects for Investors Against Genocide.

Ms. Rapoport holds a Masters degree in Biology and is currently an Environmental Scientist with the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. In addition to her contributions to Investors Against Genocide, she does observational data collection and analytical analysis for the Los Angeles Dolphin Project.