Committee

Penny leads the Clinton Global Initiative’s efforts on empowering Girls and Women and is a Senior Manager in the Commitments Department. She is responsible for the portfolio of CGI Commitments focused on girls and women worldwide as well as spearheading year round efforts in this space. Prior to CGI, Penny worked in both development and programmatic areas for Human Rights Watch, UNICEF-Jordan, the Funding Exchange and the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy. She graduated from the University of Southern California and completed her Master of International Affairs at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Penny currently serves on the Board of Directors of Harlem Success Academy Five, the Advisory Board of Blue Engine, and is a member of the New York Women’s Foundation’s Grants Allocation Committee. She has previously served on the Boards of Sakhi for South Asian Women and Resource Generation.