Richard Almeida is former Chairman and CEO of the commercial finance company Heller Financial, Inc. and worked previously at Citicorp/Citibank. He received his B.A. in international affairs from George Washington University and his master's in public administration from The Maxwell School of Syracuse University. Richard is active on several corporate, philanthropic and cultural boards. He joined CARE's board in 2002 and serves as the chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Management Committee.

K.Y. Amoako is President of the African Center for Economic Transformation. Previously he worked at the World Bank for two decades, where he became one of the first Africans to rise to a senior position. During his 10-year stint as the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), he conceived and led a path-breaking and first-ever African initiative - a survey of 28 countries, the African Governance Report - to measure and monitor good governance and to determine institution and capacity gaps that undermined it. K.Y. completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Ghana at Legon, and has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley. K.Y. was elected to CARE's board in 2008 and is a member of the Programs Committee.

Eduardo Castro-Wright serves as vice chairman of Walmart, responsible for leading Walmart US and overseeing the company's Global Procurement operations. Prior to joining Walmart, Eduardo was president and CEO of Honeywell Transportation and Power Systems Worldwide. He holds a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University Eduardo was elected to CARE's Board in 2009.

Gilles Concordel is President and Founder of Tutator Foundation. With his wife and three children, Gilles spent six years traveling from San Francisco to Geneva by land and by sea. During this trip, they visited 85 development projects in 17 different countries, increasing their understanding of the developing world; and studying and promoting the work accomplished there by NGOs. Previously, Gilles founded Redback Networks, a California-based company, and headed its business development. He holds an M.S. from Ecole Polytechnique, an M.S. from ENST, and an MBA from HEC, all in Paris, France. He was elected to CARE's board in 2008 and is a member of the Global Advocacy and External Relations and Programs Committees.

Susan Crown is a partner of Henry Crown & Company, a Chicago-based family firm that manages investments in banking, diversified manufacturing, healthcare, oil and gas, real estate, resort properties and telecommunications. She is President of the Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, a private foundation focused in areas that include urban education, human services, healthcare, cultural arts, and the Middle East. After graduating from Yale, Susan earned her M.A. at New York University. She is a director of Illinois Tool Works and Northern Trust Corporation. She is a fellow of the Yale Corporation, serves on the executive Committee of Rush University Medical Center and just completed her term chairing Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. She also serves on the boards of Chicago Public Education Fund, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago and the United States Olympic Committee CEO Council. She joined the CARE board in 2006 and serves as the co-chair of the Global Advocacy and External Relations Committee and is a member of the Programs and Nominating and Governance Committees.

Bo Cutter is Director of the 21st Century Economy Project at the Roosevelt Institute. Formerly he was Managing Director of the venture capital firm Warburg, Pincus and held several positions at Coopers & Lybrand. He served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy under President Clinton and was Executive Associate Director for Budget of the Office of Management and Budget under President Carter. Bo also worked extensively with the World Bank, leading a large number of Bank missions to Africa and Latin America. He holds degrees from Harvard University, Oxford University (as a Rhodes Scholar) and Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. A Director since 1995, Bo is currently Chair of the Board and serves on the Executive Performance, Finance and Task Force on CARE International Committees. He is Chair of Microvest, an investment firm founded by CARE, MEDA and Seed Capital Development Fund that seeks to build capital markets that work for the poor by expanding the capacity of existing profitable microfinance institutions throughout the world

A marketing and business development professional for twenty years, Kathy Dyer is currently the Chief Talent & Transformation Officer for VivaKi, part of Paris-based Publicis Groupe, a leading agency holding company. She previously held executive marketing and general management positions including Digitas, Citicorp, Advanta and Sallie Mae. She holds a B.A. from the University of Kentucky and an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland. Kathy joined CARE's Board in 2001, and serves as the Co-Chair of the Global Advocacy and External Relations Committee and is a member of the Technology Committee.

Maria Echaveste is a researcher and lecturer at the University of California at Berkeley's Boalt School of Law and Goldman Graduate School of Public Policy and continues to consult at the national level on matters of public policy and political strategy at the Nueva Vista Group, LLC. The daughter of immigrant farm workers, and a graduate of Stanford University and Boalt Law School, Maria's expertise lies in issues of immigration policy, labor rights, Latin America and Latino political participation and governmental relations. She was previously Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President for President Clinton. Maria joined the CARE board in 2002 and is a member of the Global Advocacy and External Relations Committee.

Helene D. Gayle is president and CEO of CARE USA. An expert on health, global development and humanitarian issues, she spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. Dr. Gayle then directed the HIV, TB and Reproductive Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. At CARE, she heads one of the world's premier humanitarian organizations, with programs in nearly 70 countries to end poverty.

Dr. Gayle has been appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and on the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. Named one of Foreign Policy magazine's "Top 100 Global Thinkers," Newsweek's top 10 "Women in Leadership" and the Wall Street Journal's "50 Women to Watch," as well as one of the "100 Most Influential Atlantans" and the "100 Most Influential Georgians," Dr. Gayle has published numerous scientific articles and been featured by media outlets like the New York Times, Washington Post, ForbesWoman, Glamour, O magazine, National Public Radio and CNN.

Dr. Gayle was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. She earned a B.A. in psychology at Barnard College, an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Gayle serves on several boards, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies, ONE, the Rockefeller Foundation, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Institute of Medicine. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bretton Woods Committee and the American Public Health Association.

Paul Jansen is a Principal Partner of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. He is one of the founders of McKinsey's Nonprofit Practice (now called the Social Sector Office) and most recently led the firm's global philanthropy practice. He took up his nonprofit work after 17 years of service to for-profit companies on issues including corporate and product strategy, operations improvement, sales and marketing, organization effectiveness, acquisitions and alliances. He co-authored a widely publicized article in the Harvard Business Review with former Senator Bill Bradley in 2003, entitled "The Non-Profit Sector's $100 Billion Opportunity." Paul earned a chemical engineering degree from the University of California at Berkeley and an MBA at the Harvard Business School. He was elected to CARE's board in 2008 and is a member of the Management Committee.

Dean Kehler is founder and Managing Partner of Trimaran Capital Partners, a private asset management firm. Dean earned his B.S. degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and serves as a member of the board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. A board member since 2003, he is the board treasurer, and serves as the chair of the Finance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.

Ken Lehman is a Managing Partner of KKP Group LLC, a family office for the Lehman Family Group, and Chairman of Winning Workplaces. He previously served as Co-Chairman of Fel-Pro Incorporated, a family-owned automotive gasket and engine part manufacturer nationally known for its family-friendly benefits and harmonious labor-management programs. Fel-Pro was listed as one of the 10 best places to work in national publications throughout the 1990s. He received his B.A. at Johns Hopkins University, M.A. in sociology at Northwestern University and served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Guatemala and Washington, D.C. Ken joined CARE's board in 1998 and serves as CARE USA's representative to the CARE International Board and General Assembly. He is a member of the Programs and Management Committees and the Task Force on CARE International.

Richard A. Marin is Executive Chairman of Africa Israel Investments (USA). The former Chairman and CEO of Bear Stearns Asset Management, Marin has had a career in banking for over 30 years with Bankers Trust Company as a member of the management committee, Vice Chairman of BT Alex Brown, Chairman and CEO of Deutsche Asset Management. He is a founder and partner of Beehive Ventures and GSL Advisors, LLC and is an adjunct professor of finance at Cornell University. He is Chairman-elect of the Executive Board of the Johnson School's Advisory Council, and serves on the advisory boards of the Cayuga MBA Fund, the Parker Center for Investment Research, the Big Red Venture Fund and the Cornell Financial Engineering Center. He is a member of the Johnson School Hall of Honor. A 1975 graduate of Cornell University, with a BA in economics and government, Mr. Marin received an MBA in finance from Cornell in 1976. He is a director of several private technology companies. He was elected to CARE's Board in 2008 and is a member of the Finance and Global Advocacy and External Relations Committees.

Doris Meissner is Senior Fellow of the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C. think tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. Previously, she served as the Commissioner of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, directing agency policy and operations from 1993 to 2000. Doris has also held several posts with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the U.S. Department of Justice. She joined CARE's board in 2003 and serves as vice chair of the board, chair of the Programs Committee and a member of the Executive Performance Committee.

Afaf Meleis is the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, a Professor of Nursing and Sociology, and Council General of the International Council for Women's Health Issues, an international consortium of scholars, clinicians and educators who seek global solutions to health care. She joined the University of Pennsylvania following a 34-year tenure at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was both a professor in the Department of Community Health Systems in the School of Nursing and an associate in nursing for the Nursing Service. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Afaf is a prominent medical sociologist and a sought-after researcher and speaker on the topics of women's health and development, immigrant health care, international health care and knowledge development. She joined CARE's board in 2004 and is a member of Nominating and Governance and Programs Committees.

John Morgridge is Chairman Emeritus of Cisco Systems. Prior to being appointed to his current position, John was Chairman of the board and President and CEO of Cisco. As Chairman, John dedicated his time to Cisco's education and government initiatives. He teaches part-time at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. John joined CARE's board in 1999 and serves as chair of the Executive Performance and Nominating and Governance Committees and is a member of the Programs Committee.

Randy Pond is Executive Vice President of Operations, Processes, and Systems for Cisco Systems, overseeing the organizations of Corporate Quality, Customer Service & Operational Systems, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal Affairs, and Worldwide Manufacturing. He has been at Cisco since 1993, holding various positions within the Worldwide Manufacturing organization with increasing responsibilities. He has a bachelor's degree in accounting and economics from Ball State University. Randy joined CARE's board in 2007 and is a member of the Management and Technology Committees.

Ginger Sall is Co-founder and Trustee of Cary Academy, an innovative middle and high school in North Carolina, and Co-founder and Director of the Sall Family Foundation. Ginger's passions are health and nutrition for mothers and children, as well as conservation and the environment. For more than 20 years, she has been a member of La Leche League International, volunteering to help mothers breastfeed their babies, and serving as board chair from 2000 to 2001. Ginger serves on the World Wildlife Fund U.S. board of Directors. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Rice University and studied biostatistics at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. Ginger joined CARE's board in 2005 and is a member of Global Advocacy and External Relations and Technology Committees and the Taskforce on CARE International. She also serves as CARE USA's representative to the CARE International General Assembly.

Ranvir Trehan is a technologist, an entrepreneur, and more recently a philanthropist based near Washington D.C. Since January 2005, Ranvir is Vice Chairman of Apptis Holdings, Inc., a professional services and technology deployment company. Prior to that, Ranvir was CEO of SETA Corporation, which serves as the platform for Apptis. A native of India, Mr. Trehan received his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India, a Masters in Operations Research from the University of Michigan, and a MBA from the University of Dayton. He has also completed Ph.D. coursework at George Washington University. Ranvir also serves on the Board of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts and is active in several charitable and cultural organizations. He joined CARE's Board in 2009 and serves on the Programs Committee.

An investment banker for more than 20 years as well as a venture capitalist and private equity investor, Bruce Tully is Managing Director of Beehive Ventures, LLC. He received his B.A. in Government and International Relations from Carleton College and his M.B.A. in Finance from The Stern School of Business of New York University. He is a director of Beehive Ventures, LLC, eMarketer, Inc. and other private companies as well as Americans for UNFPA and Microvest, an investment firm founded by CARE, MEDA and Seed Capital Development Fund that seeks to build capital markets that work for the poor by expanding the capacity of existing profitable microfinance institutions throughout the world. Bruce rejoined CARE's Board in 2009 and serves on the Programs and Nominating & Governance Committees.

Bill Unger, Partner Emeritus of Mayfield Fund, has been in the venture capital industry for 20 years. His career has focused on enterprise software and companies related to the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining the Mayfield Fund, Bill was in the executive search business and founded Positek, an executive search company for the high technology industry. Bill currently dedicates his time to philanthropic activities. He joined CARE's board in 2003 and serves as the chair of Technology Committee and is a member of the Finance and Management Committees.

Monica Vachher is an investment banker and securities lawyer. She was a founding member of Financial Security Assurance, a financial guarantee firm. She later went on to work at UBS Securities and was a Managing Director at Bear, Stearns & Co. Monica is committed to education, international development and human rights and was appointed by President Clinton as a Director of a USAID investment fund for Central Asia. She joined CARE's board in 1999, serves as chair of the Management Committee and is a member of the Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees.

Deidra Wager retired from Starbucks Coffee after a successful 13-year tenure having been instrumental in building the business and developing the operating infrastructure of the company. She retired in 2005 to devote more time to growing interests in sustainable agriculture and non-profit work, including The Lacewing Foundation, YouthCare and the Women's Leadership board of Harvard's Kennedy School for Public Policy. She earned her bachelor's in economics from the University of Minnesota and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Deidra joined CARE's board in 2007 and is a member of the Management and Programs Committees.