Kavita Ramdas

Kavita Ramdas, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Global Fund for Women.

Kavita provides leadership and direction for the largest grant making foundation in the world, focused exclusively on supporting international women’s human rights. During Ramdas’ tenure, Global Fund assets have increased from $6 million to $21 million, grant making has risen to more than $8 million per year, and the number of countries in which the Global Fund has made grants has nearly tripled.  Ramdas has also overseen the Global Fund’s first ever endowment campaign and the creation of the groundbreaking Now or Never Fund to ensure women’s participation on critical international issues.