| Kavita Ramdas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Princeton University, M.P.A. |
| Occupation | President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women |
Kavita Ramdas is the former President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women.[1]
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Ramdas was born in Delhi, India and grew up in Mumbai, Delhi, London, Rangoon, and Bonn.[2] She attended high school at the Nikolaus Cusanus Gymnasium in Bad Godesberg, Bonn, Germany; the Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai, and graduated from Springdales School, New Delhi, in 1980.
She studied Political Science at Hindu College, University of Delhi for two years until 1982. In 1983 she was awarded a scholarship to Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, where she received her B.A. in international relations in 1985 and her M.P.A. in international development and public policy studies from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1988.
Ramdas is a former member of the Global Development Program Advisory Panel to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and serves on the Board of Trustees at Princeton University, on the Council of Advisors on Gender Equity to the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, and on the Advisory Council to the Asian University for Women and the African Women Millennium Initiative on Poverty and Human Rights.[3] She is a member of the Henry Crown Fellow's Program of the Aspen Institute and previously served as a board member for the Women's Funding Network.
Kavita Ramdas has been the President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women since 1996. During Ramdas’ tenure, the Global Fund for Women assets have increased from $6 million to $21 million.[4] Grantmaking has risen to $8 million per year, and the number of countries in which the Global Fund for Women has made grants has nearly tripled to over 160 countries.[5] Ramdas has also overseen the Global Fund for Women's first endowment campaign and the creation of the Now or Never Fund to ensure women’s participation on critical international issues.[6]
California Institute of Integral Studies, Haridas and Bina Chaudhuri Award for Distinguished Service, 2009 [6]
Duveneck Humanitarian Award, 2008
Social Capitalist Award, Fast Company (magazine), 2007[7]
Women of Great Esteem Award, 2007
Girl's Hero Award, Girls' Middle School, 2007
Woman of Substance Award, African Women's Development Fund, 2005
Juliette Gordon Low Award, Girl Scouts of America, 2005
Woman of the Year for the Public Sector, Financial Women's Association, 2004
Leadership for Equity & Diversity (LEAD) Award, Women & Philanthropy, 2004
Bay Area Local Hero, KQED-FM Radio, 2004
21 Leaders for the 21st Century Award, Women's eNews, 2003