Craig Geddes is a mission-driven, globally minded, education and development leader who serves as the Director of Global Programs for the Stevens Initiative at the Aspen Institute.  With degrees in International Relations and Government from The College of William and Mary, combined with over 21 years of experience living and working in the United States, Europe, and the Global South, Craig has spent his career designing, managing, and executing complex, donor funded humanitarian, development, education and exchange programs across the world. At both the HQ and field level Craig has extensive experience leading high-level strategy processes, extensive marketing and communication campaigns with diverse donors, large-scale projects across technical sectors, and diverse teams of people. Born in Zimbabwe to British parents, Craig has a deep seated passion to help those who are less fortunate, to support projects that help transform communities, and to engage and equip the next generation of leaders across the world.

Craig most recently lived in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mozambique, leading programs in girls education, nutrition and agriculture. Craig has served on the Basic Education Coalition (BEC) Board, the World Bank Disability and Inclusion Working Group, the Comparative International Education Society, and with the United Nations Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI). Craig is a trained Guardian Ad Litem, volunteers locally with homeless populations in need of support and lives with his wife and son in Rockville, Maryland.