Gwen K. Young is the President of Balance Up Leadership and VP of Business Development & Global Consulting at Perch Perspectives. She has over 25 years of experience in international relief and development, working for organizations such as Africare, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, International Rescue Committee, Harvard Institute for International Development, and Médecins Sans Frontières. She is also a Visiting Scholar at the Elliot School for International Affairs, George Washington University, and a Distinguished Fellow in Women’s Leadership. Previously, she was the Director of the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative and Women in Public Service Project at the Wilson Center.