Alice Patterson Albright Biography – Alice Patterson Albright Wiki
Alice Patterson Albright is the CEO of Global Partnership for Education. She was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the Global Partnership for Education’s Secretariat in February 2013. She is best known as the daughter of the late Madeleine Albright was an American diplomat who served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. She was the first female secretary of state in U.S. history. Since joining GPE, she has strengthened the position of GPE to be a major delivery agency of the Sustainable Development Goals agenda. She travels extensively to GPE partner countries and meets with ministers of education and finance, as well as all education stakeholder groups, to promote progress and support efforts toward a quality, inclusive education.
The Global Partnership for Education is made up of 65 developing country governments, as well as other donor governments, civil society organizations/NGOs, teacher organizations, international organizations, and private sector organizations and foundations. Their common mission is to mobilize global and national efforts to contribute to the achievement of equitable, quality education and learning for all, through inclusive partnership, a focus on effective and efficient education systems, and increased financing.
Before taking on her role as CEO at GPE, she served in the Obama Administration as the Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) from 2009 to 2013. In that position, she led a significant expansion of the bank’s operations. Alice also launched a number of initiatives to modernize Ex-Im and extend its reach to underserved businesses and markets.
From 2001 to 2009, she served as the Chief Financial and Investment Officer for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI) and from 2003, additionally, as the head of GAVI’s Washington, DC office. Working closely with GAVI’s partners, she helped develop and implement the strategy that transformed GAVI from a start-up to one of the most successful and respected public-private partnerships working in international development. She led GAVI’s innovative finance program, which enhanced the delivery and financing of vaccines and immunization services in the world’s poorest countries. She also led GAVI’s efforts to design and launch the International Finance Facility for Immunization, an award-winning program to enhance GAVI’s ability to finance the purchase of vaccines.
Previously, she worked as a banker with a focus on emerging markets and held a variety of positions at the Carlyle Group, JP Morgan, Bankers Trust Company, and Citicorp. She serves on the Expert Panel on Financing Education of the Education Commission, two working groups to explore financing and refugee education issues, the Board of Regents at Mercersburg Academy, the Board of Directors of the UNESCO Institute of Statistics, and the Strategic Advisory Group of the Hilleman Labs. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She graduated with a BA with Honors in History from Williams College, holds an MA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Alice Patterson Albright Age
She was born in Garden City, New York, United States on June 17, 1961.
Alice Patterson Albright Husband
She is married to her husband, Gregory Bowes in 1987, The New York Times reported at the time.
Alice Patterson Albright Children
Alice is a mother to two sons, David and Daniel. “They know their mommy works very hard doing things for other families,” Alice said of her children when asked if they appreciate the important work she does in the social sector during a 2009 interview with World Affairs Council, alongside her mother and two sisters.
Alice Patterson Albright Parents
She is the daughter of Joseph Albright and the late Madeleine Albright who was an American diplomat who served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. She was the first female secretary of state in U.S. history. Her parents married in 1959 and divorced in 1982. On March 23, 2022, her mother Madeleine died of cancer at the age of 84.
Madeleine Albright Funeral
Her mother Madeleine’s cathedral service started at 11:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, where tributes were given by President Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Her daughters Anne Albright, Alice Albright, and Katharine Albright gave their speeches as well. Alice became emotional at the end of her speech as she eulogized her late mother. Episcopal clergy officiated the service. Musicians Chris Botti and Herbie Hancock performed the tributes.
Alice Patterson Albright Siblings
She has two siblings her twin sister Anne, and her younger sister Katherine born in 1965. With her twin sister, they were born several weeks premature. They were placed in the NICU.
