Kate DeAngelis works in ending public financing for fossil fuels and giving a voice to affected communities at Friends of the Earth U.S. Prior to joining Friends of the Earth, she was a research analyst at the World Resources Institute, where she focused on international climate change issues, including the creation of a new climate agreement. In addition, she lived in China teaching English and volunteering for an environmental nonprofit.

Kate Dodson is the vice president for global health at the United Nations Foundation. In this role, Kate works to ensure that the UN Foundation is delivering on its commitments to address the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and builds synergies with U.N. agencies and other key multilateral partners. Previously, Kate spent several years as the UN Foundation's director of global health and has also served as executive director of program integration, focused on cross-department and cross-issue collaboration.

Kate Elder is senior vaccines policy adviser for Médecins Sans Frontières’ Access Campaign, which pushes for access to and the development of lifesaving and life-prolonging medicines, diagnostic tests, and vaccines for patients in MSF programs and beyond. The MSF Access Campaign's vaccine work focuses on advocacy and policy measures for the development of more appropriate and affordable vaccine products for developing countries.

The president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is Kate Forbes, a humanitarian leader with more than 40 years of experience with the Red Cross and Red Crescent. She has traveled down the street, across the country, and around the world to support philanthropic actions.

Kate Geary is the program director for rights and accountability at Recourse, an international organization that campaigns for people and the planet to be at the heart of development. Kate previously led Oxfam’s advocacy on land rights, working in support of communities affected by land grabs and campaigning for policy change, and she has published extensively on human rights and development issues. She is a graduate of Oxford University.

Kate Gilmore was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on Dec. 1, 2015. She brings to the position diverse and longstanding experience in strategic leadership and human rights advocacy with the United Nations, government, and nongovernment organizations. Prior to joining OHCHR, Ms. Gilmore was assistant secretary-general and deputy executive director for programs with the United Nations Population Fund. Previously she was national director of Amnesty International Australia and then executive deputy secretary-general of Amnesty International.

Kate Greene is a project director with extensive experience in planning and implementing complex donor-funded health programs in health systems, global health security, human resources for health, and HIV/AIDS. Her diverse experience includes managing and overseeing health professional regulation and accreditation activities in Cote d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Haiti, and Jordan; designing and managing Ebola preparedness efforts in Guinea; and providing technical oversight to Global Health Security Agenda initiatives in Cote d’Ivoire, including the development of the country’s first National Health Security Plan.

Kate Gross is CEO of the Africa Governance Initiative, a U.K. charity which works with a new generation of African leaders to build the capacity for results. Kate was selected by Devex as one of the "40 under 40" development leaders in 2011.

Kate Horner is executive director of International Rivers, a global NGO that works to protect rivers and defend the rights of communities that depend on them.

Kate Lazarus is the team leader for International Finance Corp.’s hydro advisory program in Asia. Since Kate joined IFC in 2012, she has been developing and managing an advisory program on environmental and social standards for the hydropower sector in Asia including Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.