LUNCH SERIES EVENT: ELIZABETH GORE

Executive Director of Global Partnerships, The United Nations Foundation

Friday, June 22nd / 12pm / The United Nations Foundation (1800 Massachusetts Ave NW #400, Washington, DC 20036)

5 minute walk from Dupont Circle Metro

Our Lunch Series events allow students to get to know experienced professionals in their workplaces.

Lunch will be provided by The Washington Center.

*Space is limited. To attend, watch for an emailed invite and RSVP by Monday, June 18th at 12pm.*

Elizabeth Gore is the Vice President of Global Partnerships for the United Nations Foundation, currently managing partnership and cause marketing strategies implemented in programs and campaigns of the United Nations. Mrs. Gore directs large-scale partnerships with global corporations and organizations to bolster support for UN programs.

She leads strategic grassroots efforts such as the innovative Nothing But Nets and Girl Up campaigns, the Shot@Life global vaccines campaign, and a faith-based campaign for malaria programs and the Global Fund. Additionally, she manages partnerships with members of the UN Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council and with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2010 Elizabeth joined Summit on the Summit and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for the global clean water crisis on behalf of the United Nations.

Prior to joining the UN Foundation, Mrs. Gore served as the director of development and corporate relations for the Points of Light Foundation. There, she facilitated the development department by successfully fulfilling yearly financial needs of the organization. In tandem, she created a new fund-raising model for the Foundation through corporate cause marketing, connecting the Volunteer Center National Network with corporations and financial partners.

Her consulting experience includes the implementation and launch of The Great American Bake Sale, an anti-hunger initiative for Share Our Strength, ABC television and Parade magazine. Mrs. Gore is a former United States Peace Corps volunteer and served in Bolivia, South America. In Bolivia, she wrote, received and managed a USAID grant to better the food availability and economic situation for the Chaco.

Mrs. Gore is originally from Texas where she was a financial development associate for the A&M Foundation. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and a Masters in Financial Development from Texas A&M University. In 2008, Mrs. Gore was named by People as one of the top 100 Extraordinary Women. Mrs. Gore has been featured on multiple media outlets including: ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fortune, Glamour, The New York Times, People, and Time. Mrs. Gore is a World Champion Equestrian.