Current/ previous positions: Principal, A.M. Dear and Associates

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-dear-3112668/

BIOGRAPHY

Ambassador Alice Dear, a businesswoman and former banker, is President of A.M. Dear and Associates, a consulting boutique promoting private sector investment and public-private partnerships in Africa. She also lends her voice and talents to advocate on behalf of women’s empowerment and gender equity as critical components to economic development. President William Clinton appointed Ms. Dear, with unanimous Senate confirmation and ambassador-level rank, as U.S. Executive Director of the African Development Bank, Africa’s premier financial institution. From 1994-2000 she represented the U.S. Government on the Board of Directors at Bank headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. represents the Non-Governmental Organization affiliate at the United Nations.