Gwen Young Email & Phone

Chief Executive Officer @ Women Business Collaborative

@ European University Institute

Vice President Business Development and Global Consulting @ Perch Perspectives

Chief Operating Officer @ Women Business Collaborative

Managing Director @ Global Emergency Response Coalition

Program Director and Distinguished Fellow, Global Women's Leadership Initiative @ The Wilson Center

Visiting Scholar @ George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs

Country Director @ Africare

Legal, Policy and Advocacy Consultant @ Gwen K Young Consultancy

Policy and Advocacy Officer, Global Development @ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Humanitarian Affairs Advisor @ Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium

Pro Bono Human Rights Lecturer @ Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice

Attorney @ Luce Forward

Post Doctoral Scholar @ University of California Davis Martin Luther King Jr School of Law

Research Assistant @ International Center for Transitional Justice

Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations @ Accion

Special Assistant and Strategic Planning Officer @ Women in Public Policy Program/Harvard Institute for International Development J

Regional Administrator @ Care Kuito

Manager Program Evaluation @ Labat-Anderson Usaid

Administration Finance Manager @ Africare

Assistant Country Director @ American Refugee Committee

Program Planning and Report Writer @ International Rescue Committee

2004 - 2004 @ European University Institute

2003 - 2003 @

2002 - 2002 @ The Hague Academy Of International Law, Centre For Studies

1999 - 2002 Doctor of Jurisprudence @ University of California, Davis - School of Law

- 1993 @ Harvard University

1991 - 1993 Masters @ Harvard Kennedy School

1987 - 1991 Bachelor of Arts @ Smith College

1990 - 1990 @ Department Of Sociology, Lse

1984 - 1987 @ Fairview High School

- @ University of California, Davis

- @ Boulder High School

- @ Harvard Kennedy School

International Development, NGOs, Human Rights, International Relations, Humanitarian Assistance, Program Evaluation, Nonprofits, Capacity Building, Policy, Fundraising, Policy Analysis, Africa, Grants, Public Policy, Proposal Writing, Program Management, Rural Development, Humanitarian, French, Food Security, Non Profits, Civil Society, Conflict, Program Development, Politics, International Human Rights, Research, Technical Assistance, International Humanitarian Law, Poverty Reduction, Global Health, Corporate Social Responsibility, Portuguese, Economic Development, Grant Writing, International Health, Refugees, Gender Mainstreaming, Community Outreach, Reproductive Health, Capacity Development, Fluent in French and Portuguese, Climate Change, Foreign Policy, Peacebuilding, Community Development, Public/private Partnerships, Conflict Analysis, International Organizations, Diplomacy

Gwen Young, based in Arlington, VA, US, is currently a Chief Executive Officer at Women Business Collaborative. Gwen Young brings experience from previous roles at European University Institute, Perch Perspectives, Women Business Collaborative, Global Emergency Response Coalition, The Wilson Center, George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs, Africare, Gwen K Young Consultancy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium, Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Luce Forward, University of California Davis Martin Luther King Jr School of Law, International Center for Transitional Justice, Accion, Women in Public Policy Program/Harvard Institute for International Development J, Care Kuito, Labat-Anderson Usaid, Africare, American Refugee Committee, International Rescue Committee. Gwen Young holds various educational qualifications in Law (2004 - 2004) from European University Institute. With a robust skill set that includes International Development, NGOs, Human Rights, International Relations, Humanitarian Assistance, Gwen Young demonstrates proficiency in a wide range of areas.