Catherine Bertini
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Catherine Bertini is an American
public servant
. She was the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program from 1992 to 2002. Currently, she is a Professor
of Public Administration
and International Affairs
at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
of Syracuse University
. She is a co-chair of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Global Agricultural Development Initiative and Chair of the Council’s Girls in Rural Economies Initiative. She is the 2003 World Food Prize
Laureate.
and George H.W. Bush administrations, Catherine Bertini served as Acting Assistant Secretary of the Family Support Administration in the United States Department of Health and Human Services
, and as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Food and Consumer Services at the United States Department of Agriculture
. At the USDA, Ms. Bertini created a food package for low income breastfeeding mothers. Initiation of this package correlated directly with increases in the percentage of low income American mothers who breastfed their infants. She also led the interagency efforts to replace food coupons and welfare checks with electronic benefit cards. By 2004, all states had converted to electronic benefit transfer program
. At the DHHS, Ms. Bertini was responsible for regulations that strengthened education and training support for the poorest American women.
, on the recommendation of President George H.W. Bush. In 1997, she was reappointed with the endorsement of President Bill Clinton
, together with that of the Group of 77 developing countries and the Executive Board of WFP.
As chief executive officer
of the organization, Ms. Bertini is credited with assisting hundreds of millions of victims of wars and natural disasters throughout Africa
, Asia
, Latin America
, the Middle East
, and parts of Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union. In particular, she was widely praised for her efforts to end famine in North Korea
; averting starvation in Afghanistan
by delivering enormous amounts of urgently needed food aid in 2001; ensuring the provision of food supplies during the crises in Bosnia and Kosovo
; and in 2000, averting the mass starvation that threatened 16 million people in the Horn of Africa
. In 1996, The Times of London
named her one of "The World's Most Powerful Women."
Bertini also led major efforts to empower poor women through the use of food aid
. The institutional changes championed by Bertini during her leadership at the WFP were cited by the 36-government board of WFP as models of U.N. reform.
Further, Bertini’s changes placed the food aid agency at the forefront of international agencies
in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, accountability, and income. In recognition of her leadership at WFP in ending famine and decreasing hunger, Ms. Bertini received the World Food Prize
, known as the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture” in 2003.
Ms. Bertini also chaired the U.N. System Standing Committee on Nutrition and served as the Secretary General's envoy
twice: for drought in the Horn of Africa
and for humanitarian needs in Gaza
and the West Bank
.
appointed Ms. Bertini as Under-Secretary for Management
. Ms. Bertini was responsible for administering the United Nations
’ human, financial and physical resources. This included management of the $3 billion biennial budget, Human Resources to support over 9,000 United Nations staff members, accounting, treasury, contributions; travel and information systems; facilities management and security of UN staff throughout the world. She was also responsible with implementation of the Secretary-General’s management reform initiatives, the Capital Master Plan, and the investment portfolio of the UN Joint System Pension Fund.
. She contributed to the development of the foundation’s agricultural framework, seeking to improve the lives of poor farmers, especially women farmers.
programs.
James R. Thompson
as a member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission, and as a member of the Illinois State Scholarship Commission. While living in New York State, she ran several public youth employment programs and was a legislative aide in the State Senate and a confidential assistant to Governor
Nelson A. Rockefeller
.
at the University of Michigan
and as a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University
.
since 2005. Before joining the federal government
, she served for ten years in public affairs positions at the Container Corporation of America in Chicago
, where she ran its public affairs program, its foundation, and its political action committee.
, serving as the group’s sole U.S. representative. President George W. Bush appointed and President Barack Obama reappointed her to the Board of International Food and Agricultural Development. She also advises USAID as a member of the Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid. She is a board member of the Stuart Family Foundation; a juror of the = Hilton Foundation Humanitarian Prize
; and a member of the Advisory Council at Rockefeller College on Public Affairs and Policy and also at the William Jefferson Clinton School of Public Service
. She is a member of the Trilateral Commission
, the Council on Foreign Relations
, is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the International Food Science and Technology.
, New York
in 1950. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science
from the State University of New York at Albany. At Albany, Ms. Bertini was president of the College Republicans
and worked full-time in the last gubernatorial campaign of Nelson A. Rockefeller. She resides in Cortland, New York
, where she sometimes plays clarinet in the community band.
United States
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public servant
Civil service
The 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 was the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program from 1992 to 2002. Currently, she is a Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Public Administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
and International Affairs
International affairs
International affairs may refer to:* Diplomacy* International relations* International Affairs Association* International Affairs , a peer-reviewed academic journal first published in 1924...
at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is the public policy school of Syracuse University...
of Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
. She is a co-chair of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Global Agricultural Development Initiative and Chair of the Council’s Girls in Rural Economies Initiative. She is the 2003 World Food Prize
World Food Prize
The 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:...
Laureate.
Public Policy Career
During the ReaganRonald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
and George H.W. Bush administrations, Catherine Bertini served as Acting Assistant Secretary of the Family Support Administration in the United States Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"...
, and as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Food and Consumer Services at the United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food...
. At the USDA, Ms. Bertini created a food package for low income breastfeeding mothers. Initiation of this package correlated directly with increases in the percentage of low income American mothers who breastfed their infants. She also led the interagency efforts to replace food coupons and welfare checks with electronic benefit cards. By 2004, all states had converted to electronic benefit transfer program
Electronic Benefit Transfer
Electronic Benefit Transfer is an electronic system in the United States that allows state governments to provide financial and material benefits via a plastic debit card. Common benefits provided via EBT are typically sorted into two general categories: Food and cash benefits...
. At the DHHS, Ms. Bertini was responsible for regulations that strengthened education and training support for the poorest American women.
Executive Director of the World Food Program, United Nations
Ms. Catherine Bertini was appointed in 1992 by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture OrganizationFood and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
, on the recommendation of President George H.W. Bush. In 1997, she was reappointed with the endorsement of President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, together with that of the Group of 77 developing countries and the Executive Board of WFP.
As chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of the organization, Ms. Bertini is credited with assisting hundreds of millions of victims of wars and natural disasters throughout Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, and parts of Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
and the former Soviet Union. In particular, she was widely praised for her efforts to end famine in North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
; averting starvation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
by delivering enormous amounts of urgently needed food aid in 2001; ensuring the provision of food supplies during the crises in Bosnia and Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
; and in 2000, averting the mass starvation that threatened 16 million people in the Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in East Africa that juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden. It is the easternmost projection of the African continent...
. In 1996, The Times of London
Times
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named her one of "The World's Most Powerful Women."
Bertini also led major efforts to empower poor women through the use of food aid
AID
AID may refer to:*Activation-Induced Deaminase, an enzyme*Algebraic Interpretive Dialogue, an implementation of JOSS II for the PDP-10*Americans for Informed Democracy, an American non-profit organization...
. The institutional changes championed by Bertini during her leadership at the WFP were cited by the 36-government board of WFP as models of U.N. reform.
Reform of the United Nations
Since the late 1990s there have been many calls for reform of the United Nations . However, there is little clarity or consensus about what reform might mean in practice. Both those who want the UN to play a greater role in world affairs and those who want its role confined to humanitarian work or...
Further, Bertini’s changes placed the food aid agency at the forefront of international agencies
International organization
An intergovernmental organization, sometimes rendered as an international governmental organization and both abbreviated as IGO, is an organization composed primarily of sovereign states , or of other intergovernmental organizations...
in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, accountability, and income. In recognition of her leadership at WFP in ending famine and decreasing hunger, Ms. Bertini received the World Food Prize
World Food Prize
The 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:...
, known as the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture” in 2003.
Ms. Bertini also chaired the U.N. System Standing Committee on Nutrition and served as the Secretary General's envoy
Special Envoy of the Secretary-General
A Special Envoy of the Secretary-General is a senior United Nations official appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to deal with a set of specific issues....
twice: for drought in the Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in East Africa that juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden. It is the easternmost projection of the African continent...
and for humanitarian needs in Gaza
Gaza
Gaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
and the West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
.
Under-Secretary General For Management, United Nations
In 2003, Secretary-General Kofi AnnanKofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
appointed Ms. Bertini as Under-Secretary for Management
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
An Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations is a senior official within the United Nations System, normally appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Secretary-General for a renewable term of four years....
. Ms. Bertini was responsible for administering the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
’ human, financial and physical resources. This included management of the $3 billion biennial budget, Human Resources to support over 9,000 United Nations staff members, accounting, treasury, contributions; travel and information systems; facilities management and security of UN staff throughout the world. She was also responsible with implementation of the Secretary-General’s management reform initiatives, the Capital Master Plan, and the investment portfolio of the UN Joint System Pension Fund.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
From 2007 to 2009, she served as a Senior Fellow in Agricultural Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family"...
. She contributed to the development of the foundation’s agricultural framework, seeking to improve the lives of poor farmers, especially women farmers.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
She is co-chair of the Global Agriculture Development Initiative and chair of the Council's Girls in Rural Economies project. GADI has been an influential voice in US government circles advocating for new priorities for support for poor farmers within international developmentInternational development
International development or global development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition, but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development — the development of greater quality of life for humans...
programs.
State Government
Earlier in her career, Ms. Bertini was appointed by Illinois GovernorGovernor of Illinois
The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state....
James R. Thompson
James R. Thompson
James Robert Thompson, Jr. , also known as Big Jim Thompson, was the 37th and longest serving Governor of the US state of Illinois...
as a member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission, and as a member of the Illinois State Scholarship Commission. While living in New York State, she ran several public youth employment programs and was a legislative aide in the State Senate and a confidential assistant to Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the 41st Vice President of the United States , serving under President Gerald Ford, and the 49th Governor of New York , as well as serving the Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower administrations in a variety of positions...
.
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
In the summer of 2005, Ms. Bertini joined the faculty of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She teaches courses in Humanitarian Action, UN Management, Girl’s Education, and Post-Conflict Reconstruction. For one year, she chaired the International Relations Programs. Previously she served as Policy Maker in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public PolicyGerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, often referred to as the Ford School, is a leading public policy school in the United States. Founded in 1914 as the Institute of Public Administration, it was named in 1999 after former President Gerald Ford, who was a 1935...
at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
and as a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Private Sector Career
Ms. Bertini has been a member of the board of directors of the Tupperware Brands CorporationTupperware Brands
Tupperware Brands Corporation, formerly Tupperware Corporation, is a multinational direct sales company.The company was ranked equal # 2 in Fortune's Most Admired Home equipment and furnishings section.-Brands:...
since 2005. Before joining the federal government
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
, she served for ten years in public affairs positions at the Container Corporation of America in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, where she ran its public affairs program, its foundation, and its political action committee.
Associations
Bertini was appointed to the Committee on World Food Security’s High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and NutritionCommittee on World Food Security
The Committee on World Food Security was established in 1974 as an intergovernmental body to serve as a forum in the United Nations System for review and follow-up of policies concerning world food security including production and physical and economic access to food.The committee's tasks are to*...
, serving as the group’s sole U.S. representative. President George W. Bush appointed and President Barack Obama reappointed her to the Board of International Food and Agricultural Development. She also advises USAID as a member of the Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid. She is a board member of the Stuart Family Foundation; a juror of the = Hilton Foundation Humanitarian Prize
Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is an American non-profit charitable foundation, established in 1944 by hotel entrepreneur Conrad N. Hilton. It remained relatively small until his death on January 3, 1979 when it was named the principal beneficiary of his estate...
; and a member of the Advisory Council at Rockefeller College on Public Affairs and Policy and also at the William Jefferson Clinton School of Public Service
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...
. She is a member of the Trilateral Commission
Trilateral Commission
The Trilateral Commission is a non-governmental, non-partisan discussion group founded by David Rockefeller in July 1973 to foster closer cooperation among the United States, Europe and Japan.-History:...
, the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
, is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the International Food Science and Technology.
Recent Awards
She is the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate and, in 2007, was awarded the Gene White Lifetime Achievement Award for Child Nutrition. Concern Worldwide U.S. presented her its Brigid Award in 2010.She is also the recipient of the prestigious 2011 Borlaug CAST Communication Award. Ms. Bertini was decorated by the Republic of Italy with its Order of Merit. Eleven universities in four countries have awarded her honorary degrees. The City of Cortland named her one of its “Historic Figures” and Cortland High School placed her photo in its “Hall of Fame.”Background and Education
Ms. Bertini was born in SyracuseSyracuse
Syracuse, as a place name, may refer to:In Italy:* Syracuse, Sicily* the Province of SyracuseIn the United States:* Syracuse, New York* Syracuse, Indiana* Syracuse, Kansas* Syracuse, Missouri* Syracuse, Nebraska* Syracuse, Ohio* Syracuse, Utah...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1950. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
from the State University of New York at Albany. At Albany, Ms. Bertini was president of the College Republicans
College Republicans
The College Republican National Committee is a national organization for college and university students who support the Republican Party of the United States...
and worked full-time in the last gubernatorial campaign of Nelson A. Rockefeller. She resides in Cortland, New York
Cortland, New York
Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. It is the county seat of Cortland County.The City of Cortland, near the west border of the county, is surrounded by the Town of Cortlandville....
, where she sometimes plays clarinet in the community band.
Professional affiliations
- Global Humanitarian ForumGlobal Humanitarian ForumThe Global Humanitarian Forum was a non-profit foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, active from 2007 to 2010. Presided over by former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, its secretariat was led by CEO and Director General Walter Fust. The Forum intended to serve as an independent platform...
, Board member - United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition, Chair
- Board of International Food and Agricultural Development, USAIDUnited States Agency for International DevelopmentThe United States Agency for International Development is the United States federal government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid. President John F. Kennedy created USAID in 1961 by executive order to implement development assistance programs in the areas...
Presidential Appointee - Trilateral CommissionTrilateral CommissionThe Trilateral Commission is a non-governmental, non-partisan discussion group founded by David Rockefeller in July 1973 to foster closer cooperation among the United States, Europe and Japan.-History:...
, Member - Council on Foreign RelationsCouncil on Foreign RelationsThe Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
, Member - National Academy of Public AdministrationNational Academy of Public Administration (United States)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 - Rockefeller CollegeRockefeller CollegeJohn D. Rockefeller 3rd College, or "Rocky", is one of six residential colleges at Princeton University, USA. 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, SUNYUniversity at Albany, SUNYThe State University of New York at Albany, also known as University at Albany, State University of New York, SUNY Albany or simply UAlbany, is a public university located in Albany, Guilderland, and East Greenbush, New York, United States; is the senior campus of the State University of New York ...
, Member of Advisory Board - Clinton School of Public ServiceClinton School of Public ServiceThe 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 ArkansasUniversity of ArkansasThe University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
, Member of Advisory Board - Civic Leadership Program, University of IllinoisUniversity of Illinois systemThe University of Illinois is a system of public universities in Illinois consisting of three campuses: Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield. Across its three campuses, the University of Illinois enrolls about 70,000 students. It had an operating budget of $4.17 billion in 2007.-System:The...
, Senior Fellow - Save the ChildrenSave the ChildrenSave the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
USA, Member of Board of Directors
Honorary degrees
- Doctor of Science, McGill UniversityMcGill UniversityMohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, Montreal, Canada - Doctor of Humane Letters, State University of New YorkState University of New YorkThe 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 United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
, Cortland, New York - Doctorate, Slovak Agricultural University, Nitra, Slovak Republic
- Doctor of Science, Pine Manor CollegePine Manor CollegePine Manor College is a private, liberal arts women's college located in Chestnut Hill, a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1911 and currently serves almost 500 students, 75% of whom live on the campus.-Most diverse:...
, Boston, Massachusetts - Doctor of Humane Letters, American University of RomeAmerican University of RomeThe American University of Rome is the oldest degree-granting American university in Rome, Italy. The school was founded in 1969, and has an undergraduate enrollment of around 500.The language of instruction is English....
, Italy - Doctor of Public Service, John Cabot UniversityJohn Cabot UniversityJohn 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 ChicagoLoyola University ChicagoLoyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
, Illinois - Doctor of Humane Letters, Dakota Wesleyan UniversityDakota Wesleyan UniversityDakota Wesleyan University is a four-year university located in Mitchell, South Dakota, founded in 1885, that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The student body averages slightly less than 800 students...
, Mitchell, South Dakota - Doctor of Humane Letters, University of South CarolinaUniversity of South CarolinaThe University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
, Spartanburg, SC - Doctor of Humane Letters, Colgate UniversityColgate UniversityColgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
, Hamilton, New York - Doctor of Humane Letters, University of DelawareUniversity of DelawareThe university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
, Newark, Delaware
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
External links
- Biography on Maxwell School Website
- http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/files/About_Us/Fellows_Experts/Catherine_Bertini.aspxBiography on The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Website
- Biography on Maxwell School Website
- Biography on UN Website
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Press Release
- Huffington Post Article: The Future of Funding: Development Aid as an Investment
- Maxwell School Press Release
- The White House Press Release
- USAID Press Release
- http://www.worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm?nodeID=24667&audienceID=1&action=display&newsID=8072The World Food Prize Press Release
- Concern USA Press Release
- Cast-Science Press Release
- University of Albany Press Release