Gwen K. Young is the CEO of Women Business Collaborative. She is also a Visiting Scholar at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, and former Director of the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative and Women in Public Service Project at the Wilson Center. Ms. Young is an advisor to Concordia.
Ms. Young has worked across Sub-Saharan Africa to promote inclusive sustainable economic growth and equal opportunity. She has developed strategy, programming, and advocacy in the areas of humanitarian policy, international affairs, and international development. This includes developing public-private partnerships and advocating for and publishing on the role girls and women play in political, social, and economic development and designing exploitation and SGBV guidelines.