Carla Koppell - Former Director

NOTE: Carla Koppell left The Institute for Inclusive Security to work for USAID in April 2011. At that time, she could be reached at ckoppell at usaid dot gov.

Carla Koppell directed The Institute for Inclusive Security and the Washington, DC office of Hunt Alternatives Fund from 2006 to April 2011. In that role, she worked extensively with women and civil society leaders from conflict areas worldwide including the Middle East, Iraq, Sudan, and Uganda. From 2002 to 2006, she also served in a variety of other roles for Inclusive Security.

Ms. Koppell speaks and writes widely on the contributions of women and civil society to peacebuilding. She has addressed officials from the UN, World Bank, NATO, US State Department, and the US Congress in addition to providing commentary for myriad other research and policy making institutions. Her opinions have been published in The Christian Science Monitor and the International Herald Tribune, among others.

Previously, Ms. Koppell was senior adviser and interim director of the Conflict Prevention Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, where she authored Preventing the Next Wave of Conflict: Understanding Non-Traditional Threats to Global Stability. Ms. Koppell served as deputy assistant secretary for international affairs of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she oversaw a portfolio of cooperative programs that included efforts to assist humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Central America, housing reform in China, and post-conflict reconstruction in South Africa. Ms. Koppell was also special assistant to the administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and director of the USAID climate change program. She has worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. She received her master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. Ms. Koppell is married and has three wonderful sons.

Inclusive Security publication author credits:

Strengthening Colombia’s Transitional Justice Process by Engaging Women
Publication Date: March 2011

Gender Symposia During Donor Conferences - July 2010 Update
Publication Date: November 2009

Supporting Women in Negotiations: A Model for Elevating their Voices and Reflecting their Agenda
Publication Date: October 2009

Advancing Women’s Caucuses in Legislatures
Publication Date: 2008

Fostering Citizen Participation in the Development of Legislation
Publication Date: 2008

Promoting Male/Female Collaboration in Legislatures
Publication Date: 2008

Strengthening Post-Conflict Legislatures
Publication Date: 2008


For more on Carla Koppell, click the following links:
Op-ed on Trust.org "The Word on Women - Half of peace accords fail within five years"
Op-ed with Common Ground News Service "Make sure women can lead in the Middle East"
Op-ed on Trust.org "Anti-Corruption Views - Middle East turmoil shows risks of ignoring civil society"
Op-ed in Middle East Times "Women Take Lead Toward  Mideast Peace"
Op-ed in The Washington Times "Darfur Negotiations"
Op-ed in The Christian Science Monitor "Who Belongs at Darfur Talks?"
http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/ACFEA.pdf
http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ac692e/ac692e00.htm
http://www.fao.org/docrep/t9450e/t9450e00.htm
http://www.fao.org/docrep/u1310e/u1310e00.htm
http://www.fao.org/docrep/u4400e/u4400e00.htm