K. Riva Levinson is the President and CEO of KRL International LLC, a Washington communications and government relations firm that focuses on the world's emerging markets. A top strategist in managing international policy issues, Levinson has been profiled in The Hill and quoted in The Financial Times. She has served as a long-time advisor to Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her firm is the consultancy of record for Liberia in Washington, D.C. Levinson, who has a Bachelor's degree from Tufts University and a Master's from Georgetown University, has managed highly complex and sensitive projects in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe.