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Heidi Crebo-Rediker is an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, specializing in international political economy, U.S. economic competitiveness, infrastructure policy, and women in the global economy. She is also a partner at International Capital Strategies, a boutique advisory firm, and a general partner at America’s Frontier Fund.
Crebo-Rediker served as the State Department's first chief economist. Appointed to this assistant secretary-level position by then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a centerpiece of her economic statecraft initiative, Crebo-Rediker provided advice and analysis to the secretary on foreign policy issues with a significant economic or financial component.
Previously, Crebo-Rediker was chief of international finance and economics for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, following nearly two decades in Europe as a senior investment banker. In the Senate, she advised on a range of international and domestic economic and financial issues, in particular related to the global financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund, and multilateral development banks. During her time in the Senate, she was also the architect of bipartisan national infrastructure bank legislation (S.652) introduced in March 2011 and included in President Obama's American Jobs Act.
Over her investment banking career, she managed businesses including European and emerging-markets debt-capital markets and sovereign, supranational, and public-sector banking. She managed public and private financing for governments, corporations, and banks, and related advisory work.
Crebo-Rediker was named one of the Wall Street Journal Europe's Top 25 Women in Business. She holds degrees from Dartmouth College and the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Affiliations:
- International Capital Strategies, partner
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America’s Frontier Fund, general partner
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Panelists discuss the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the impact of infrastructure investment in the United States on economic growth and global competitiveness. With its Renewing America initiative, CFR is evaluating nine critical domestic issues that shape the ability of the United States to navigate a demanding, competitive, and dangerous world.
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As President Joe Biden heads to Europe to bolster the Western alliance in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine, CFR experts discuss the response by the United States and its allies to the crisis and what lies ahead.
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Panelists discuss major potential reforms to U.S. infrastructure, including new technological advances in transportation, traditional and digital infrastructure, universal broadband, smart cities, and how investment in U.S. infrastructure could catalyze economic growth. CFR’s Renewing America initiative shines a spotlight on the domestic underpinnings of U.S. competitiveness to find ways to bolster U.S. international strength and influence. This project is made possible by the generous support of the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation.
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Panelists discuss the recent friction between the United Kingdom and European Union in the run up to the withdrawal negotiation period deadline, including the status of negotiations, the future of the European economy and inter-European trade, and potential ramifications for the transatlantic relationship.
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In an attempt to create jobs and stimulate economic growth after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, President Donald J. Trump and Congressional Democrats have discussed a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure plan. Speakers discuss whether an infrastructure plan could generate the necessary employment opportunities and what other measures the U.S. government could take to promote an effective economic recovery.
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The World Economic Update highlights the quarter’s most important and emerging trends. Discussions cover changes in the global marketplace with special emphasis on current economic events and their implications for U.S. policy. This series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
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The World Economic Update highlights the quarter’s most important and emerging trends. Discussions cover changes in the global marketplace with special emphasis on current economic events and their implications for U.S. policy. This series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
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As Parliament attempts to break the deadlock over Britain’s departure from the European Union, the political and economic future of the region hangs in the balance.
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The connection between women’s economic empowerment has been proven to be critical to economic growth and stability, but the share of women in the labor force has stagnated for two decades and significant structural and cultural barriers continue to inhibit women’s participation in the economy. This session highlights the relationship between women and economic growth and propose policy reforms to spur economic progress by elevating women’s labor force participation around the world.
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Experts discuss the significant economic, political, demographic, and military trends in Russia today.
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Sander Levin discusses trade policy in the United States.
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Experts address the challenges facing the EU today, including an aging population, an influx of refugees, and slow economic growth. Is Europe in the midst of a crisis of democratic governance? Will populism undo the Europe Union? Can Europe handle the challenges of an aging population, an influx of refugees, and slow economic growth?
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Diplomacy and International Institutions
Experts discuss U.S. foreign policy options toward Russia. -
Experts discuss challenges to U.S. infrastructure.