Geeta Rao Gupta, Ph.D., is president of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), a leading global authority on women’s role in development, and passionate advocate for women’s empowerment and the protection and fulfillment of women’s human rights. She has worked at ICRW as a consultant, researcher and officer since 1988, and has headed the private, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., since 1997.

Rao Gupta is an internationally renowned expert on women and HIV/AIDS, and frequently is consulted on issues related to AIDS prevention and women’s vulnerability to HIV. She has been recognized for her commitment to quality research, her dedication to educating policy-makers and the public on the gender-related aspects of HIV/AIDS, and her abiding commitment and overall contributions to the field, including:

• Spearheading a groundbreaking, four-year project (27 studies in 15 countries) on factors that are fueling the spread of HIV/AIDS among women;
• Advocating for women’s economic and social empowerment to prevent the spread of AIDS; and
• Delivering the plenary at the 13th World AIDS Conference at Durban, South Africa, in addition to many other addresses at national and global conferences.

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