Eileen McCarthy
Former Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives, University of Chicago
At the University of Chicago, Eileen McCarthy, now retired, facilitated and oversaw university-wide global initiatives, including the development and management of university centers in China and India. Before this role, she served as the director of strategic initiatives and planning in the office of the president and directed the Center for Policy Practice at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies. McCarthy has worked in the private and public sectors, at H&R Block and Deloitte Consulting, and at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Park District in budgeting and strategic planning. She earned a BA cum laude from Duke University and an MPP from the Harris School at The University of Chicago.