Katherine Marshall

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(Oct 26, 2009 at Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs)

Marshall’s work has focused on international development in some of the world’s poorest countries.  From 1971 to 2006 she worked at the World Bank and was involved a wide range of leadership assignments, many of which focused on Africa. From 2000 to 2006 her mandate covered ethics, values, and faith in development work, as counselor to the World Bank’s President. She served earlier as Country Director in the World Bank’s Africa region, first for the Sahel region, then southern Africa. She led the Bank's work on social policy and governance during the East Asia crisis years. Marshall also worked extensively in Eastern Africa and Latin America. As a long time manager she was involved in many task forces that addressed leadership issues, conflict resolution, the role of women, and issues for values and ethics.

Co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Center for the Study of Religion. It is part of the series “Crossroads of Religion and Politics”