Dr. Helene Gayle

President and CEO, CARE USA

Dr. Helene D. Gayle is President and CEO of CARE USA, one of the world's premiere humanitarian organizations with programs in nearly 70 countries. An expert on health, global development and humanitarian issues, she spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. Dr. Gayle then directed the HIV, Tuberculosis and Reproductive Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She has been appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships. Dr. Gayle is among Foreign Policy magazine's “Top 100 Global Thinkers,” Newsweek’s top 10 “Women in Leadership” and the Wall Street Journal’s “50 Women to Watch.”

Associated Sessions

Morning Plenary - Girls and Women: Joining Forces to Get the Best Results