Eileen Shields-West

Eileen Shields-West "is an accomplished journalist, author and philanthropist with a wide range of expertise in education, international affairs and governance. Ms. Shields-West serves on the board of Refugees International and is a past chair of Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School. A dedicated advocate of humanitarian issues, she has traveled extensively to places such as Darfur, Sudan, Rwanda, the Congo and Cambodia while serving as vice chair of Refugees International. Ms. Shields-West has also worked extensively as a reporter for CNN, CBS News, Time Magazine and Business International. She received a bachelor’s degree in education, history and social science from St. John’s University in New York and a master’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University."


 * Director, Seed Foundation