Dr. Ruth Goodwin-Groen
Dr. Goodwin-Groen is the founder of this global movement from cash to electronic payments with members who are governments, private companies and international organizations. Under her leadership the Alliance has integrated the digitization of payments into many of the major development agendas, as a means to increase transparency and efficiency as well as provide a […]
Carrie Hessler-Radelet
Carrie Hessler-Radelet is the President & CEO of Project Concern International (PCI). PCI is a global development organization working with families and communities to enhance health, end hunger, overcome hardship, and advance women & girls in 18 countries. Hessler-Radelet served as the Director of the Peace Corps from 2012 to 2017, leading America’s iconic international […]
Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde, (born January 1, 1956, Paris, France), French lawyer and politician who was the first woman to serve as France’s finance minister (2007–11), as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF; 2011–19), and as president of the European Central Bank (2019– ). Lagarde was educated in the United States and France. After graduating (1974) from […]
Spencer Daniel
Sadie Gillis
Samuel Birnbaum
Sam graduated Phi Beta Kappa with High Honors from the University of Michigan, earning a Bachelor’s in International Relations. After college, he embarked on a professional career spanning the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. In 2012 he was a Fellow at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, supporting the Africa Program in its investigation […]
Anmargaret Warner
As a Programming Manager, Anmargaret works directly with Concordia’s Programming Partners and Sponsors to help elevate their work and initiatives at year-round events. She focuses on content development, speaker recruitment, and the creation of program materials. Anmargaret graduated magna cum laude from Wake Forest University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English, with minors in […]
Maria José Ochoa
Maria José Ochoa is originally from Colombia and is pursuing an Economics and International Business undergraduate degree from Universidad ICESI. Before joining Concordia, Maria José worked as a Research Assistant at PROESA – Research Center for Social Protection and Health Economics – generating relevant evidence for policy making on social protection and health economics, both […]
Stephanie Maravankin
Yasmin Hariri
Theodora Fontas
