Kate James

Kate James is an active leader in the non-profit and impact investing community andChair of the Board of Vital Voices.She also chairs her family foundation, ‘Kairos Philanthropy’ and serves on the boards of Unreasonable, the US board of the King’s Trust and Worldreader. She has previously served on the board of America’s Promise and as a director of the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund, helping millions of the world’s poorest children access quality education. A former Chief CorporateAffairs and Global Marketing Officer for Pearson and member of Pearson’s Executive, she oversaw marketing and the Pearson brand, communications, government and investor relations, and the company’s innovation and social impact work. Prior to Pearson, Kate was Chief Communications Officer for the Gates Foundation, leveraging the foundation’s voice in support of the organization’s global and domestic initiative