Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  Students at Roosevelt's Summer 2005 Conference in Hyde Park, NY Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made." — Franklin Roosevelt    Vilas Rao School: Stanford University Member of: Communications Committee Stanford University Contact info: Contact Email:  vilasrao(AT)stanford.edu Permanent Email:  vilasrao(AT)gmail.com Cellphone:  (732) 685-1572 Vilas Rao is a junior at Stanford University pursuing a degree in economics and currently serves as National Marketing Director for the Roosevelt Institution as well as Communications Director for the chapter at Stanford University. Vilas is also currently Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Progressive, a political monthly. His policy interests include economic development, poverty reduction, and debt relief reform.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359