Cathy Bertini | |
|---|---|
| Executive Director of the World Food Programme | |
| In office April 1992 – April 2002 | |
| Secretary General | Boutros Boutros-Ghali Kofi Annan |
| Preceded by | James Ingram |
| Succeeded by | James Morris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 30, 1950 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | State University of New York, Albany (BA) |
Catherine Bertini is an American public servant. She is the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate. She was the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program from 1992 to 2002. She served as the UN Under-Secretary for Management from 2003 to 2005. Currently she is a distinguished fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Chair of the Board of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Chair of the Executive Board of the Crop Trust.[1][2][3]