Catherine Ann Bertini (born 1950) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
public servantThe term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
. She has become perhaps best known for her work in highlighting the pivotal role of women in
food distributionFood distribution, a method of distributing or transporting food or drink from one place to another, is a very important factor in public nutrition. Where it breaks down, famine, malnutrition or illness can occur...
, pioneering the use of
food aidAid is a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another, given at least partly with the objective of benefiting the recipient country.It may have other functions as well: it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval, or to...
to empower women and girls, and ensuring that women are represented fully at all levels throughout
World Food ProgrammeThe World Food Programme is the food aid branch of the United Nations, and the world's largest humanitarian organization.. WFP provides food, on average, to 90 million people per year, 58 million of whom are children...
(WPF).
Bertini earned a
bachelor's degreeA bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for four years, but can range from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in
political sciencePolitical science is a social science concerned with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. It is often described as the pragmatic application of the art and science of politics defined as "who gets what, when and how",...
from the University at Albany, SUNY in 1971. She has served in several
public serviceThe term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
positions including
United NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace...
Under
Secretary GeneralA number of international organizations, political parties, and other bodies use the title Secretary General or Secretary-General for their chief administrative officer.-International intergovernmental organizations:...
in Management and Executive Director of World Food Programme.
Catherine Ann Bertini (born 1950) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
public servantThe term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
. She has become perhaps best known for her work in highlighting the pivotal role of women in
food distributionFood distribution, a method of distributing or transporting food or drink from one place to another, is a very important factor in public nutrition. Where it breaks down, famine, malnutrition or illness can occur...
, pioneering the use of
food aidAid is a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another, given at least partly with the objective of benefiting the recipient country.It may have other functions as well: it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval, or to...
to empower women and girls, and ensuring that women are represented fully at all levels throughout
World Food ProgrammeThe World Food Programme is the food aid branch of the United Nations, and the world's largest humanitarian organization.. WFP provides food, on average, to 90 million people per year, 58 million of whom are children...
(WPF).
Bertini earned a
bachelor's degreeA bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for four years, but can range from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in
political sciencePolitical science is a social science concerned with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. It is often described as the pragmatic application of the art and science of politics defined as "who gets what, when and how",...
from the University at Albany, SUNY in 1971. She has served in several
public serviceThe term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
positions including
United NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace...
Under
Secretary GeneralA number of international organizations, political parties, and other bodies use the title Secretary General or Secretary-General for their chief administrative officer.-International intergovernmental organizations:...
in Management and Executive Director of World Food Programme. She is the winner of
World Food PrizeThe World Food Prize is an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.-The Prize:...
in 2003 and The Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy.
She is currently a professor of
public administrationPublic administration can be broadly described as the development, implementation and study of branches of government policy. The pursuit of the public good by enhancing civil society, ensuring a well-run, fair, and effective public service are some of the goals of the field.Public administration...
at the
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public AffairsThe Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, as a graduate school at Syracuse University, offers degrees in the social sciences and public and international affairs . According to U.S. News & World Report, the Maxwell School is the leading public policy school offering master degrees in...
at
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.. It was founded as a university in 1870, but its roots can be traced back to a seminary founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832 which eventually became Genesee College...
and a
senior fellowA fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes...
in agricultural development at the
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. The foundation is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family"...
.
Professional Affiliations
- Global Humanitarian Forum
The Global Humanitarian Forum is an international humanitarian arena to foster dialogue and broker partnerships that strengthen the international community’s ability to address more effectively current and emerging humanitarian challenges...
, Board member
- United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition, Chair
- Board of International Food and Agricultural Development, USAID
The United States Agency for International Development is the United States federal government organization responsible for most non-military foreign aid...
Presidential Appointee
- Trilateral Commission
The Trilateral Commission is a private organization, established to foster closer cooperation among the United States, Europe and Japan. It was founded in July 1973 at the initiative of David Rockefeller, who was Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations at that time...
, Member
- Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit and nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to improving the understanding of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
, Member
- National Academy of Public Administration
The National Academy of Public Administration was founded by James E. Webb, then-administrator of NASA, and other leading public administration practitioners in 1967 and chartered under Title 36 of the United States Code in 1984 under Public Law 98-257. The Academy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan...
, Fellow
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
, Fellow
- Rockefeller College
John D. Rockefeller 3rd College, or "Rocky", is one of six residential colleges at Princeton University. It was founded in 1982, making it the third residential college to be established at Princeton. It is named for John D...
, University at Albany, SUNY, Member of Advisory Board
- Clinton School of Public Service
The Clinton School of Public Service is a branch of the University of Arkansas System and is the newest of the presidential schools. It is located on the grounds of the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. The school is housed in a former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad station...
, University of ArkansasThe University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant research university. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Founded as Arkansas Industrial University in 1871, its present name...
, Member of Advisory Board
- Civic Leadership Program, University of Illinois
The University of Illinois is a system of public universities in Illinois consisting of three campuses: Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield....
, Senior Fellow
- Save the Children
Save the Children is an international organisation helping children in need around the world. First established in the United Kingdom in 1919, separate national organisations have been set up in more than twenty-eight countries, sharing the aim of improving the lives of children through education,...
USA, Member of Board of Directors
Honorary Degrees
- Doctor of Science, McGill University
McGill University is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, Montreal, Canada
- Doctor of Humane Letters, State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the world, with a total enrollment of 438,361 students, plus 1.1 million...
, Cortland, New York
- Doctorate, Slovak Agricultural University, Nitra, Slovak Republic
- Doctor of Science, Pine Manor College
Pine Manor College is a private, liberal arts women's college located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1911 and serves approximately 500 students, 75% of whom live on the campus....
, Boston, Massachusetts
- Doctor of Humane Letters, American University of Rome
The American University of Rome is the oldest degree-granting American university in Rome. The school was founded in 1969, and has an undergraduate enrollment of 550....
, Italy
- Doctor of Public Service, John Cabot University
John Cabot University is a private American liberal arts university located in Rome, Italy. Founded in 1972, it was named after the Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto.-Location:...
, Rome Italy
- Doctor of Humane Letters, Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a Jesuit private university located in Chicago, Illinois. The university was founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, and is the largest Jesuit, Catholic University in the United States....
, Illinois
- Doctor of Humane Letters, Dakota Wesleyan University
Dakota Wesleyan University is a four-year university located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The student body averages slightly less than 800 students. It was founded in 1885...
, Mitchell, South Dakota
- Doctor of Humane Letters, University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States...
, Spartanburg, SC
- Doctor of Humane Letters, Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary, but later became non-denominational...
, Hamilton, New York
Selected Awards and Recognition
- World Food Prize Laureate 2003
- The Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy
- One of the “World’s Most Powerful Women,” The Times
The Times is a daily national newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register....
of London 1996
- Association of African Journalists, Prize of Excellence
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England...
, World Citizen Award
- American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics was founded in 1930 and now has 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists as members...
, Excellence in Public Service
- American Public Welfare Association, Leadership in Public Service
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Global Leadership Award
- Medallion of the University of Albany
Selected Past Board Service
- United Nations, Chief Executives’ Board Member and Chair, Management Committee, NY
- United Nations International School Board of Trustees, Chair, NY
- Henri Dunant Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, Board Member, Geneva, Switzerland
- Commodity Credit Corporation, Presidential Appointee, Washington D.C.
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Board Member, Chicago, Il
- Illinois State Scholarship Commission, Member, Deerfield, Il
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