Nathan Earl, Principal Consultant

Nathan Earl is a researcher, trainer, advocate, and public health consultant dedicated to building resilient communities free from exploitation. With over 20 years of experience, Nathan works with organizations and communities to prevent violence against boys, men, and male-identifying young people.

His research focuses on drug-facilitated sex trafficking of males, mental health challenges among trafficking survivors, and the syndemic of male victimization, substance dependency, PTSD, and HIV, and social determinants of health associated with various forms of trauma. 

Nathan serves as a consultant for prominent organizations like the National Youth Law Center, The National Council on Child Trafficking, The U.S. Departments of Justice and The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Equity and Human Trafficking Technical Assistance Centers. He is also a co-founder of the U.S. Council on Violence against Men and Boys, a Board Director at Love 146, and a member of The Addiction Medicine Collaborative at Yale University School of Public Health. 

As a Fellow of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Human Trafficking Leadership Academy, Nathan brings extensive expertise to his work. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of South Florida and is currently a Master of Public Health candidate at Yale University. Additionally, he has earned certificates in Leadership and Human Subjects Research.

In his pursuit of creating resilient communities, Nathan draws inspiration from Viktor Frankl's powerful quote:
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way."