Fatema Z. Sumar joined Oxfam America in 2018 as vice president of global programs, where she oversees regional development and humanitarian response programs. Fatema had a distinguished career in the U.S. government, leading U.S. efforts to advance sustainable development and economic policy in emerging markets and fragile countries. Most recently, she served as regional deputy vice president for Europe, Asia, Pacific, and Latin America at the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), where she managed investments focused on international growth and poverty reduction. Prior to MCC, she served as the deputy assistant secretary for South and Central Asia at the U.S. Department of State and as a Senior Professional Staff Member on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Fatema holds an M.P.A. from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and a B.A. in government from Cornell University. She studied abroad at the American University in Cairo.
Fatema Sumar
Vice President of Global Programs, Oxfam America
