How to scale public-private partnerships for global progress
The private sector must play a key role in inclusive economic growth. Here's how public and private leaders can coordinate on goals, funding and policies.
Dina Powell McCormick is Vice Chair, President, and Head of Global Client Services of BDT & MSD Partners.
Dina previously worked at Goldman Sachs for 16 years where she was Global Head of the Sovereign Business, Global Head of Sustainability and Inclusive Growth and served on the firm’s Management Committee and the Firmwide Client and Business Standards Committee. Dina initially joined Goldman Sachs in 2007, and from 2007 to 2017 she served as Head of the firm’s Impact Investing Business and led the development of Goldman Sachs’ inclusive growth initiatives, including 10,000 Women, 10,000 Small Businesses, and One Million Black Women.
Earlier in her career, Dina served in the U.S. government for more than a dozen years, including as Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel and Assistant Secretary of State and Undersecretary for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy. In 2017, she served as Deputy National Security Advisor.
She is currently Chairman of the Robin Hood Foundation Board and a member of the Board of the Exxon Mobil Corporation. In addition, she serves as a Trustee of the National Geographic Society Board, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Atlantic Council.