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Cate Ambrose

Board Member, LAVCA
CEO, GPCA

Location: New York City

Cate Ambrose - LAVCA

Cate Ambrose is a Board member of LAVCA as well as CEO and a Board Member of GPCA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets. Members include 300+ fund managers, institutional investors, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, development finance institutions, and industry advisors who manage more than US$5 trillion in assets across 130 countries.

Cate is a Steering Committee Member of the United Nations Institutional Investor Partnership for Sustainable Development (IIPSD) and on the Advisory Board of the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America (LAVCA). She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Indian startup Masala Baby and a Board Member for Girls Write Now, a non-profit that mentors underserved young women in New York City.

Prior to joining EMPEA, Cate was President and Executive Director of LAVCA. Cate was also previously the Chief of Advocacy for the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor, a United Nations initiative where she spearheaded the commission’s work on business regulation and property rights in Africa, MENA, Asia, and Latin America. Until 2005, Cate was Executive Director of Programs for The Economist Group.

Cate speaks and writes regularly on a range of topics related to public policy and private investment in Latin America. She is a commentator on CNN En Español, Bloomberg, and Fox Business and a guest lecturer at The Wharton School.

Master of Public Administration, International Economic Policy, Columbia University
Bachelor of Arts, Latin American Studies, St. Lawrence University & University of Madrid

Cate Ambrose was last modified: November 3rd, 2022 by Editor



Phone: 646-315-6735
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