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Elizabeth Campbell is a fellow with ¹ú²úÊÓƵ’s Future Security Program and the founding Executive Director of , a nonprofit impact accelerator connecting local leaders and ideas with global capabilities to advance economic opportunity, drive community investment and convene partnerships that propel sustainability, innovation and empowerment. She leads the development and execution of CoAction Global’s vision to build cross-border, cross-sector partnerships that facilitate economic prosperity and resilience of communities around the globe. Campbell’s career has spanned government, civil society, and the United Nations, and is marked by leadership in multilateralism, diplomacy and humanitarian action.

Previously, Campbell served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration at the U.S. State Department, where she was responsible for over $1 billion in humanitarian assistance in Africa and managed the relationships with key UN, international organizations, and civil society partners. She also served as Senior Humanitarian Policy Advisor in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs. She was Director of UNRWA’s representative office in Washington, D.C., a Senior Advocate at Refugees International, where she focused on humanitarian crises in East Africa and the Middle East, Director of Refugee Council USA, and part of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Kenya.

Campbell holds a BA from St. Lawrence University and an MA and Ph.D. in Sociology from Binghamton University. She has served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Law, James Madison University, and Binghamton University. Her courses focus on humanitarian affairs, refugees, environmental studies, and inequality and social justice. Campbell is also an Arizona State University research fellow.