Who's who in global development: April 2015 executive appointments
As April drew to a close, U.S. President Barack Obama made a big announcement: He finally nominated Rajiv Shah’s successor at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Gayle Smith is a White House insider, being the special assistant to the president and senior director of the National Security Council. So it was barely a surprise that she was among the names floated earlier on to eventually lead the world’s largest bilateral donor agency through the remaining period of the Obama administration.
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Much like USAID, CARE USA is awaiting the arrival of its new leader.
Michelle Nunn, a former U.S. Senate candidate, is succeeding Helene Gayle, who has led the international nongovernmental organization since 2006. Before joining the political fray, Nunn was more known as the driving force behind the merger between Hands on Atlanta and Points of Light, which has created one of the world’s largest organizations dedicated to volunteer service.
