Geeta Rao Gupta — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Former United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State.
Serves as Executive Director of the 3D Program for Girls and Women and Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation since 2017.
Served as Deputy Executive Director for UNICEF and Vice Chair of the board for the GAVI Alliance from 2011 to 2016.
Former President of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) from 1997 through April 2010.
Appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to serve at UNICEF.
Co-chaired the U.N. Millennium Project's Task Force on Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women from 2002 to 2005.
Holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from Bangalore University.

Biography

Geeta Rao Gupta is a prominent leader in gender, women's issues, and HIV/AIDS, currently serving as Executive Director of the 3D Program for Girls and Women and Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation since 2017. She is frequently consulted on issues related to AIDS prevention and women's vulnerability to HIV, advocating for women's economic and social empowerment to fight disease, poverty, and hunger.