James runs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s global communications efforts to raise awareness and drive public engagement around global poverty, health and education. Prior to this role, she served as Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Communication for Citibank. Her career has included leadership roles at Standard Chartered Bank and GlaxoSmithKline, where she worked in areas of communications, international government relations, strategy, and sustainability.
Frank Ovaitt, Institute for Public Relations, with Kate James, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Björn Edlund, Edelman
Alexander Hamilton Medal recipient Björn Edlund, Edelman
Ken Makovsky, Makovsky, with Mike Fernandez, Cargill
Distinguished Lecturer Kate James, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Distinguished Lecturer Kate James, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ken Makovsky, Makovsky
Kate James, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with Frank Ovaitt, Institute for Public Relations
Kate James, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with Jack Leslie, Weber Shandwick, and Bill Heyman, Heyman Associates
Alexander Hamilton Medal recipient Björn Edlund, Edelman
Mike Fernandez, Cargill, with Björn Edlund, Edelman
Alexander Hamilton Medal recipient Björn Edlund, Edelman
Mike Fernandez, Cargill
Pathfinder Award winner Dr. W. Timothy Coombs, University of Central Florida, with Frank Ovaitt, Institute for Public Relations
David Rockland, Ketchum, with Jocelyn Jackson, Ketchum, and KEPRRA winner Sarab Kochhar, University of Florida
Grunig PRIME Research Fellow Kelly Robinson, Virginia Tech, with Mark Weiner, PRIME Research, and Frank Ovaitt, Institute for Public Relations
Mark Weiner, PRIME Research, with Christina Nicols, Ketchum
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