Humanitarian Leadership Expert & CEO at Prosper Global; Authority on Food Security & Crisis Response; Former COO at CARE
Tjada D'Oyen McKenna Biography
Tjada D'Oyen McKenna is a humanitarian leader whose career spans the private sector, the U.S. government, and international aid organizations. McKenna transitioned from the private sector to government and then to the humanitarian sector, building expertise in global development, food security, and crisis response. Early in her career, she held roles at McKinsey & Company, American Express, and General Electric. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
McKenna spent more than a decade addressing world hunger through positions at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. government. She served as Deputy Coordinator of Development for Feed the Future, the U.S. government's global hunger and food security initiative, and as Assistant to the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development's Bureau for Food Security. In these roles, McKenna coordinated the implementation of Feed the Future across the U.S. government and oversaw USAID's technical and regional expertise focused on improving food security to reduce hunger, poverty, and undernutrition. She later served as chief operating officer at Habitat for Humanity and CARE, overseeing programming and global operations.
As chief executive officer of Prosper Global, McKenna leads a team of more than 4,300 humanitarians providing relief and supporting transformational change in over 40 countries. She is the first woman and Black person to head the organization, formerly known as Mercy Corps. Under her leadership, Prosper Global has navigated challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and foreign aid reductions, and has rebranded to reflect a broader mission in crisis relief and humanitarian assistance.
McKenna is recognized for her authority on food security, hunger, and global food systems. She has worked alongside communities facing conflict, climate change, and economic hardship, and has provided insights on conditions in countries such as Syria, Ukraine, Sudan, and Nepal. She is currently the only African American woman leading a major international aid organization.
In addition to her role at Prosper Global, McKenna is a member of the Climate Migration Council and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She serves on the governing board of the U.S. Global Leadership Council, the Meridian Institute, and advisory boards of Foreign Policy for America and the U.S. government's Development Finance Corporation. McKenna has appeared on CNN, ABC, NBC, BBC, and other global outlets, contributing expertise on humanitarian issues, global food security, and leadership during crises.
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