Catherine Bertini

Professor of Public Administration & Chair of International Relations Program, The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University and Senior Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Former Senior Fellow, Global Development Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Professor of Practice and Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; Undersecretary General for Management, United Nations; Towsley Foundation Policy Maker in Residence, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan; Executive Director, World Food Program; Assistant Secretary for Food Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Acting Assistant Secretary, Consumer Family Support Administration, and Director, Office of Family Assistance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Former positions with Container Corporation of America: Manager of Public Policy, Manager of State and Local Public Affairs, and Regional Public Affairs Manager, Container Corporation of America; Youth Director, Republican National Committee.