Eric LeCompte is an American commentator on politics, finance and religion.[2] He serves on a working group with the UN Conference on Trade and Development.[3][4] He is the current executive director of Jubilee USA Network.[5][6] Prior to working with Jubilee USA, he served as the event coordinator at School of the Americas Watch.[7]
He is currently the executive director of Jubilee USA Network,[5][6] a coalition of religious organizations that works for reforms to the international finance system that it argues will reduce poverty.[8]
LeCompte supports a global bankruptcy system for countries as well as greater transparency in the international financial system.[9][10] LeCompte advised the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development[11] to create a guide for global bankruptcy: "Sovereign Debt Workouts: Going Forward, Roadmap and Guide."[12] After the United Nations General Assembly voted to create a global bankruptcy process for sovereign countries,[13] LeCompte presented to the United Nations on initial steps to create a working process.[14] He has presented on a potential global bankruptcy process to the International Bar Association insolvency section.[15]
After Grenada defaulted on its debt,[16] LeCompte advised religious leaders in Grenada and met with creditors, government officials and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure a debt restructuring that limit austerity plans.[17][18][19]
LeCompte has been active in Puerto Rico’s ongoing debt crisis. He worked with Puerto Rico's religious leaders,[20][21] the Puerto Rican government and the White House and Congress[22] on solutions to the crisis.[23][24] LeCompte testified on solutions to the crisis before a sub-committee of the House Natural Resources Committee on February 2, 2016.[25][26] He supported the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act to address the crisis[20][21] and worked with Puerto Rico's religious leaders to convene a debt dialogue between Puerto Rico's Governor and a representative group of Puerto Rico's creditors.
LeCompte advocates for a global finance system inspired by religious and Biblical teachings that he believes would protect the poor.[27] He comments regularly in religious and mainstream media.[28][29][30][31]
^LeCompte, Eric (October 11, 2013). "OP-ED: Grenada's IMF Sunday School". Inter Press Service News Agency. Inter Press Service News Agency. Retrieved 2 July 2015.