Kavita Nandini Ramdas | |
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 Ramdas at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2013 | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | Indian American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (MPA '88); Mount Holyoke College (BA '85) |
| Occupation(s) | former President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women |
Kavita Nandini Ramdas (born 1963)[1] is an American feminist and activist.
Previously, she was the director of the Open Society Foundations’ Women's Rights Program and the senior advisor to the Ford Foundation's president, Darren Walker.[2] She assumed the position in 2015 after serving for 3 years as Ford's India country representative, representing the office in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.[3] Prior to that, she was executive director of the Program on Social Entrepreneurship at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University.[4] Kavita is best known for her contribution to feminist philanthropy as former president and CEO of the Global Fund for Women.[5]
- ^ "Soul sisters". India Today. 8 April 2011.
- ^ "Kavita N. Ramdas; Senior Advisor, Global Strategy". Ford Foundation. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Ford Foundation Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Representative in New Delhi". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Kavita Ramdas - FSI Stanford". Kavita Ramdas, FSI.
- ^ "Global Fund for Women - Staff". Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.Global Fund for Women Web site