Speakers

Michele Kahane '86 has 20 years of experience in the global business, nonprofit and philanthropy sectors. Her work has focused on building the global corporate social responsibility field and developing new business and governance models to address poverty issues. She joined the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College in the fall of 2004. As Director of Special Projects, Ms. Kahane is leading an initiative focused on building companies’ capacities to leverage core business assets to develop breakthrough solutions to societal challenges. She recently co-authored Untapped: Creating Value in Underserved Markets which provides insights on how companies can create economic opportunity in poor communities.

Prior to working at the Center, Ms. Kahane was a program officer in the Ford Foundation’s Economic Development Unit. Before that, she was a Vice President in Emerging Markets Corporate Finance at Chemical Bank. In addition, Ms. Kahane worked for Catholic Relief Services.

Ms. Kahane holds a Master of International Affairs and Master of Business Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelor Degree from Princeton University. She is currently on the advisory boards of the Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future, the Institute for Responsible Investment, and the NY Regional Association of Grantmakers Task Force on Hurricane Katrina.