Geralynn Batista

Geralynn Batista, "an international economist at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, U.S. Department of Treasury, has been a champion of social and economic development throughout her career. Prior to joining the Treasury, Ms. Batista was a strategist with the global finance firm Lehman Brothers. She also served as a development associate at Leake and Watts Services Inc., one of the largest full service childcare agencies in the United States, where she helped create a pioneering program for children and families with AIDS in the foster care system. These programs are currently being replicated in a number of African countries. Ms. Batista worked in Europe with the world’s leading non-profit organization focused on agricultural issues and plant biodiversity, researching species eradication and biodiversity loss in Africa and Latin America. As an associate with Future Harvest, she created programs focused on food, nutrition, and agricultural development in Africa and other parts of the developing world and their links to peace, health, environmental renewal, economic growth, and population growth. Ms. Batista holds a Doctorate degree in Economics from Fordham University and Masters and undergraduate degrees in International Relations from American University."


 * Trustee, Aid for Africa