Cate Ambrose

Cate Ambrose is the group CEO of GPCA and a Board member of LAVCA and GPCA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets. Members include 300+ fund managers, institutional investors, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, development finance institutions, and industry advisors who manage more than US$5 trillion in assets across 130 countries.

Cate is a Steering Committee Member of the United Nations Institutional Investor Partnership for Sustainable Development (IIPSD) and holds board seats at the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America (LAVCA) and Girls Write Now, a non-profit that mentors underserved young women in New York City. She is a member of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, an initiative created by the U.S. Department of State to tackle economic inequality, foster regional economic integration and prosperity and restore faith in democracy across the Americas.

Prior to joining GPCA, Cate was President and Executive Director of LAVCA. Cate was also previously the Chief of Advocacy for the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor, a United Nations initiative where she spearheaded the commission’s work on business regulation and property rights in Africa, MENA, Asia, and Latin America. Until 2005, she was Executive Director of Programs for The Economist Group.

Cate was featured in Forbes’ prestigious ’50 Over 50: Investment’ ranking – which recognizes the leading women in the US in finance and investment. She speaks and writes regularly on a range of topics related to public policy and private investment in global markets. Cate is a commentator on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business, CNN Business Arabic and CNN En Español and a regular guest lecturer at The Wharton School, and often lectures at other leading business school programs. She holds an MPA in International Economic Policy from Columbia University and received her BA from St. Lawrence University and the University of Madrid.

Master of Public Administration in International Economic Policy Columbia University
Bachelor of Arts in Latin American St Lawrence University and the University of Madrid