Kristen Edgreen Kaufman is a Senior Vice President at the United States Council for International Business (USCIB), which promotes U.S. business interests in multilateral institutions. She is a leading expert on international public private partnerships with experience spanning not-for-profit, private and government sectors. Kaufman is a trustee at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and Claremont McKenna College and previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of Public Private Partnerships and Economic Development in the NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs. She is a Fulbright Specialist in subnational diplomacy. Kaufman began her career with Merrill Lynch and Lazard Asset Management. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.Follow Kaufman for coverage on the intersection of government and business leadership in global affairs.