Catherine M. Russell

Cathy Russell
Executive Director of UNICEF
Assumed office
February 1, 2022
Secretary GeneralAntónio Guterres
Preceded byHenrietta H. Fore
Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office
In office
January 20, 2021 – January 31, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJohn McEntee
Succeeded byGautam Raghavan
2nd United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
In office
August 26, 2013 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byMelanne Verveer
Succeeded byKelley Eckels Currie
Chief of Staff to the Second Lady of the United States
In office
January 20, 2009 – August 26, 2013
Vice PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded by???
Succeeded bySheila Nix
Personal details
Born (1961-03-04) March 4, 1961 (age 63)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
SpouseThomas E. Donilon
Children2
RelativesMike Donilon (brother-in law)
EducationBoston College (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

Catherine Mary Russell (born March 4, 1961) is an American attorney and political adviser who is the executive director of UNICEF as of 2022.[1] Russell previously served as Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, and Chief of Staff to then-Second Lady of the United States Jill Biden.[2]

  1. ^ "Catherine Russell assumes functions as new UNICEF Executive Director". Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Catherine M. Russell - U.S. Department of State biography