Girls Write Now
Cate Ambrose is the CEO and Board Member of Global Private Capital Association (formerly EMPEA). She is also a Board Member and President of The Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America (LAVCA). In addition, she serves as a Steering Committee Member at United Nations Institutional Investor Partnership for Sustainable Development and as a Board Member at Girls Write Now. Furthermore, she is an Independent Board Member at MELI Kaszek Pioneer Corp and has previously held roles such as Chief of Advocacy at United Nations Development Programme and Executive Director of Programmes at The Economist. Cate holds a MPA in International Economic Policy, Economics, and Public Administration from Columbia | SIPA and a BA in Latin American Studies and Journalism from St. Lawrence University.
Girls Write Now
For almost 25 years, Girls Write Now has broken down the barriers of gender, race, age and poverty to mentor the next generation of writers and leaders. Together, our community channels the power of our voices and stories to shape culture, impact industries and inspire change. New York’s first writing and mentoring organization for girls and gender-expansive youth, we match underserved young writers from the five boroughs of New York City and across the US with women professional writers and digital media makers as their personal mentors. Our mentees publish in The New York Times, Newsweek, and BuzzFeed, have performed at Lincoln Center and the United Nations, and have earned hundreds of Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. 100% of Girls Write Now seniors are accepted to college. The organization has been distinguished three times by the White House as one of the nation’s top youth programs and twice by the Nonprofit Excellence Awards as one of New York’s top ten nonprofits. Reaching thousands, Girls Write Now is a founding partner of the New York City Council’s STARS Citywide Girls Initiative.