Voices In Leadership

Helene Gayle, CEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, spoke on Thursday, April 21, 2016 to the Voices in Leadership audience. Her talk entitled “Leadership to Impact Today’s Global Challenges” focused on her time as president and CEO of CARE USA, and her work combating HIV/AIDS. Helene D. Gayle is CEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, a nonprofit organization that implements programs that bring together varied stakeholders to address complex global social challenges. As the inaugural CEO, Dr. Gayle is setting direction and building the organization. Previously, Dr. Gayle was president and CEO of CARE USA, a leading international humanitarian organization with approximately 10,000 staff whose poverty fighting programs reached over 97 million people in 87 countries. An expert on global development, humanitarian, and health issues, she also spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), focused primarily on combating HIV/AIDS. She was appointed as the first director of the National Center for HIV, STD and TB