Katherine Marshall has worked for five decades on international development, with a focus on issues facing the world’s poorest countries. She is a Professor of Practice at Georgetown University and Senior Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. She has been closely engaged in the creation and development of the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) and is its Executive Director. She is Vice President of the G20 Interfaith Association. She serves or has served on the Boards of several NGOs and advisory groups, including AVINA Americas, the Niwano Peace Prize International Selection Committee, the Opus Prize Foundation, and the International Anti-Corruption Advisory Conference (IACC) advisory council. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She was a Trustee of Princeton University (2003-9). She has co-moderated the Fes Forum which is part of the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music since its inception.