Susanna Mudge is the president and CEO of Chemonics International. Mudge is the fourth CEO and first woman to serve in this role since the company’s founding in 1975. She joined Chemonics in 1992 as a director of some of the company’s larger programs, and later served as acting chief of party, senior vice president of the Latin America and Caribbean region, and executive vice president. She has in-depth global expertise in strategic private sector development, organizational development, trade and investment promotion, and sustainable natural resource management.