Executive Director, Aspen Institute
Peggy Clark is Executive Director of Aspen Global Innovators Group and Vice President of the Aspen Institute where she leads a portfolio of initiatives to promote breakthrough strategies in global development. Current efforts include leadership initiatives to bring new voices into major global platforms and include Aspen New Voices Fellowship, Aspen Management Partnership for Health, Generation Equality Innovators, and Aspen Forum on Women and Girl SOAR fellows. Peggy founded and leads the Aspen Artisan Alliance to support high performing artisan businesses providing employment for women globally . An early leader in the microfinance field, Peggy received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Microenterprise from President Clinton, and also led efforts to establish the community development finance movement in the U.S. Peggy sits on the boards of leading development organizations including Last Mile Health, Root Capital, Ashesi University, African Leaders Malaria Alliance, and Calvert Impact Capital. Peggy is committed to making 2020 a powerful year for progress for women.
Arresting Deforestation • Early Childhood to Primary Education • Economic Opportunity • Education • Environmental Sustainability • Financial Services • Health • Health Delivery • Human Rights • Livelihoods • Peace and Human Rights • Post-Secondary Education • Responsible Supply Chains • Smallholder Productivity • Sustainable Markets • Women's and Girls' Education • Youth Job Skills
Eastern Asia, South America, Southeast Asia, Caribbean, Central America, Middle East and North Africa, West and Central Africa
