Ms Kristen Edgreen Kaufman serves as Senior Vice President for Global Impact Initiatives at the United
States Council for International Business (USCIB). In this role, she leads USCIB’s work on Corporate
Responsibility and Labor Affairs (CRLA), Environment, Health, and International Product Policy,
advancing U.S. business interests across the multilateral system. USCIB represents American
businesses in leading global forums—including the United Nations, OECD, the IOE, and
International Chamber of Commerce—advocating for policies that include private sector
perspectives worldwide.

Kaufman is a contributor for Forbes, a trustee at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International
Affairs and Claremont McKenna College, a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and
previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of Public Private Partnerships and Economic
Development in the NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs. In 2024, Kaufman was accepted
into the Fulbright Specialist Program and selected by the city of Helsinki, Finland to consult for them
on subnational diplomacy and public private partnerships.

Kaufman began her career in the financial services industry with Merrill Lynch and Lazard Asset
Management and was a managing director at Natixis Bleichroeder. She holds an MBA from
Columbia Business School. Her work has been published in Newsweek, Forbes, and Cities Speak.