William Matson Roth

Founding Board Member, Ploughshares Fund
New York, NY

William Matson Roth is one of Ploughshares Fund’s founding board members.  Roth is a former shipping executive, member of the ACLU executive committee,  U.S. Trade Representative under President Johnson and  Regent of the University of California.  Roth was a prominent figure in the free speech movement and opposition to the Vietnam War.  In addition to Ploughshares Fund, he also serves as an advisor to the Center for Investigative Reporting.