Anne-Marea Griffin is an international development specialist who has focused her professional life on African affairs, philanthropy and program management. As Senior Fellow for Africa at the Center for American Progress, she leads in Africa-related priorities that include climate change, democracy and trade and development. Anne most recently served as Senior Director, Diaspora Partnerships at UNICEF USA.

Dr. Griffin earned her B.A. from Harvard, M.A. from Northwestern and Doctorate from the University of Bath, U.K. She has lived in Africa for 25 years, the last 9 in South Africa.

Anne’s early career began in foreign policy advocacy at TransAfrica, later moving to Capitol Hill with the House Subcommittee on Africa.

While in Africa, Anne founded AHEAD, an education NGO. Her other positions included work with major philanthropic institutions such as the Ford Foundation, ELMA Philanthropies, Carnegie Corporation and the MasterCard Foundation. On her return to the U.S., Anne worked with USAID, USADF and Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.