Alyse Nelson

Alyse Nelson is a cofounder, president, and CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership. Under her leadership, Vital Voices has expanded its reach to serve over 20,000 women leaders across 184 countries and territories. Previously, she served as deputy director of the State Department’s Vital Voices Global Democracy Initiative and worked with the President’s Interagency Council on Women at the White House. Nelson is a regular speaker on leadership and global women’s issues. She has spoken before the United Nations General Assembly, the Clinton Global Initiative, Fortune Most Powerful Women, Oxford Student Union, Women in the World, among others.