Dr. Susan E. Rice

Dr. Susan E. Rice is currently a Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy and Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, where she is directing research on the national security implications of global poverty and inequality. During the Clinton Administration, Susan was Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Special Assistant to the President, and Director for International Organizations and Peacekeeping on the National Security Council Staff. In 2000, she was a co-recipient of the White House's Samuel Nelson Drew Memorial Award for distinguished contributions to the formation of peaceful, cooperative relationships between states. Prior to her White House tenure, Susan Rice was a management consultant at McKinsey and Company.