Biography of Paige Alexander
Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia
On
Monday, January 3, 2011, Paige Alexander was sworn in as Assistant
Administrator of the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia (E&E). With
over twenty years working in international development in
the region, she draws upon her experience both in the field and
in D.C.
From 2001-2010, Ms. Alexander held the position of Senior
Vice President at IREX, an international nonprofit development
organization that supports educators, journalists and community
leaders in over 100 countries. Ms. Alexander returns to USAID
where, prior to joining IREX, she served for eight years in
a number of positions in E&E, including as Acting Deputy
Assistant Administrator.
Alexander’s other notable positions include serving
as Associate Director of Project Liberty at Harvard University’s
John F. Kennedy School of Government; and as a Consultant to
the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the C.S. Mott Foundation and
the Open Society Institute in Prague. Ms. Alexander also served
on the Boards of the Basic Education Coalition and the Project
on Middle East Democracy.
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