Carla Koppell

Carla Koppell has a long and distinguished international affairs career. She is currently a distinguished fellow and Senior Advisor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. Prior to arriving at Georgetown, Koppell was a U.S. Institute for Peace vice president, leading the Center for Applied Conflict Tranformation. During the Obama Administration, Koppell was USAID Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment. In the Clinton Administration, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Outside of government, Koppell has directed the Institute for Inclusive Security, led the conflict prevention project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and worked for the Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations. Koppell is widely published and an experienced public speaker. She has worked in over 30 conflict zones and developing nations in every region of the world.

She received her M.A. in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and her B.A. from Cornell University.