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Karen Hanrahan, President and CEO of Glide

Karen Hanrahan serves as the President and CEO of the GLIDE Foundation, a leading social justice organization based in San Francisco, California.

Career

A widely recognized expert in international human rights and foreign policy, Hanrahan has devoted her career to advocating for human rights and inclusive economic growth around the world. Hanrahan has served in senior positions of leading social justice organizations and the United States Government, scaling social impact and innovation. Prior to Glide, Hanrahan served as an Impact Investing consultant for the Atlantic Council, a network of global leaders who create strategies that will ensure a more secure and prosperous world; Chief Program Officer for the national women’s rights organization Center for Reproductive Rights;  and as Chief Innovation Officer for the https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development.

Hanrahan has also served as a senior leader in international human rights and capacity building organizations such as USAID Iraq, Amnesty International, Search for Common Ground, and the United Nations. From Afghanistan, across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, Hanrahan spent years in war zones and unstable countries. “You can’t go to those places and engage with the people that I have without being deeply affected,” said Hanrahan. “I speak to child soldiers, I speak to displaced people, I work to help build the capacity or entrepreneurial women who want to start their own NGOs to help other women.”

Senior Official in the Obama Administration

From 2009 to 2015, Hanrahan served as a White House appointee in the Obama Administration, serving in theState Department as the US Coordinator for International Assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan and most recently as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.

While serving in the State Department, Hanrahan was selected to design and lead the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (the QDDR) by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The QDDR is a blueprint for advancing America’s interests in global security, inclusive economic growth, climate change, accountable governance and freedom for all.

Early Life and Education

Hanrahan is a native of Indianapolis and received her Political Science and Journalism degree at Indiana University in 1992. Hanrahan holds multiple advanced degrees. She received a Master of Arts in International Politics with a concentration in peace and conflict resolution from American University. She graduated in 2000 from the University of Washington Law School with honors and at the top 5 percent of her class. While pursuing her law degree, Hanrahan served as the Law Review editor.

Hanrahan also attended Harvard Business School and holds a degree from Harvard’s Advanced Management Program.

Personal Life

Hanrahan is married to Dean Wagner. They have two children.