{"id":878,"date":"2025-08-22T23:22:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/?page_id=878"},"modified":"2025-08-23T15:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T15:02:21","slug":"alyse-nelson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/people\/alyse-nelson\/","title":{"rendered":"Alyse Nelson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<p><em><em>President &amp; CEO, Vital Voices Global Partnership<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-58 alignleft\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"15\" vspace=\"15\" style=\"width: 300px; display:block;\" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Alyse_Nelson.jpeg\" alt=\"Alyse Nelson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Alyse_Nelson.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Alyse_Nelson-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/we-empower\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Alyse_Nelson-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alysenelson\/\">Alyse Nelson<\/a> is the President &amp; CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership, an organization she co-founded over 25 years ago with a mission to invest in women leaders who are building strong communities and driving positive change. Under her leadership, Vital Voices has grown significantly, expanding its reach to serve a network of over 20,000 women leaders across 184 countries and territories. She previously served as the organization\u2019s vice president and senior director of programs before assuming her current role in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to founding Vital Voices Global Partnership, Alyse served as the deputy director of the U.S. State Department\u2019s Vital Voices Global Democracy Initiative and worked with the President\u2019s Interagency Council on Women at the White House. She is also the author of the best-selling book, <em>Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World<\/em> and is a frequent and sought-after speaker on leadership and global women\u2019s issues at forums such as the United Nations General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alyse is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an official Observer for the World Bank\u2019s We-fi Initiative. She serves on advisory boards for The B Team, Chime for Change, and Global Citizen. 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