The Columbia Global Policy Initiative (CGPI) brought together a eminent Columbia faculty members from the widest range of disciplines to address global problems—whether disease, destabilizing economies, mass atrocities, a deteriorating environment, public security or the quality of governance—and find effective ways of influencing global policy. CGPI turned to Teal Media to create the primary presence for the initiative, which would house a rich library independent, objective academic research and policy analysis.