Anne C. Petersen

Anne Petersen is Founder/President of Global Philanthropy Alliance (GPA) & Research Professor, University of Michigan. GPA funds early-stage youth-led social entrepreneur organizations in Africa, supported by an African Board and country committees. For a decade Petersen was SVP Programs and Corporate Officer, WK Kellogg Foundation, responsible for all US, LAC, Africa programs; the latter were the source of inspiration for GPA. As a scientist, she focused on adolescence and youth and now emphasizes global youth policy issues. All her degrees are from the University of Chicago, in math & statistics.