Multimedia Around the Institute

With Reeta Roy, President and CEO, MasterCard Foundation and Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute.

Reeta Roy joined The MasterCard Foundation in 2008. Under Reeta’s leadership, the Foundation has created more than 41 partnerships in 48 countries to expand access to education and learning for young people and financial access to those living in poverty in developing countries; the majority of whom are in Africa. Previously, Reeta was Divisional Vice President of Global Citizenship and Policy at Abbott, a broad-based global health care company, and Vice President of the Abbott Fund, its corporate foundation. She also worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb for 11 years in a number of positions of increasing responsibility related to public policy, public affairs and strategic planning. Before joining the private sector, Reeta worked at the United Nations. Reeta grew up in Malaysia, has lived in China and worked in Africa, Asia and other developing countries to build philanthropic programs related to global health, education and other issues. She received a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a Bachelor of Arts from St. Andrews Presbyterian College.