Susan M. Blaustein

Dr. Susan M. Blaustein is Founder/Director of WomenStrong International, a global NGO that finds, funds, nurtures, and shares women-driven solutions that will transform lives in urban communities. Prior to establishing WomenStrong, Dr. Blaustein was the Co-Founder/Director of The Millennium Cities Initiative, a 12-year project of Columbia University’s Earth Institute advancing sustainable urban development across the sub-Saharan region. Now teaching at The Earth Institute, Dr. Blaustein earned her doctorate at Yale University, has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Harvard Junior Fellow in The Society of Fellows at Harvard University, and the recipient of multiple awards.