Rebecca Levy
Collaborative on Global Children's Issues
Rebecca Levy is a senior fellow at Georgetown's Collaborative for Global Children's Issues, on detail from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). At USAID, she serves as the U.S. government special advisor for children in adversity, leading the implementation of the U.S. Government Thrive Strategy, which focuses on promoting early childhood development, ensuring nurturing and protective family care for all children, and preventing violence against children.
- Director of USAID's Inclusive Development Hub, which works to protect the rights, safety, well-being, and inclusion of underrepresented and marginalized groups.
- Held various roles at USAID, including Presidential Management Fellow, special assistant to the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean assistant administrator, and advisor to the USAID Administrator from 2013 to 2014.
- Former director of USAID/Cote d'Ivoire's Economic Growth Office and USAID’s liaison to the African Development Bank (2014-2017).
- Worked on gender equality and women’s empowerment with CARE in Mali, and on child protection issues for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Ghana.
- Holds a B.A. in political science from Haverford College and an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.