Carol Michaels O'Laughlin serves as group vice president of empowerment & civic engagement at Winrock International, overseeing programs in gender equality and women’s empowerment, leadership and NGO capacity building, and social protection. Michaels O’Laughlin has devoted more than 40 years to international development and relations, managing and advising programs for the U.S. government, private sector and NGOs in areas such as governance, evaluation, strategic planning, development of indigenous philanthropy and advocacy.