She has received 18 honorary degrees and holds faculty appointments at the University of Washington and Emory University. She earned a BA in psychology at Barnard College, an MD at the University of Pennsylvania and an MPH at Johns Hopkins University. Gayle was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. Named one of Forbes’ “100 Most Powerful Women” and one of NonProfit Times “Power and Influence Top 50,” she has authored numerous articles on global and domestic public health issues, poverty alleviation, gender equality, and social justice.ĭr.
She was awarded the Chicago Mayor’s Medal of Honor for her work on COVID relief and recovery for the city. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Council on Foreign Relations, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, National Academy of Medicine, American Public Health Association, National Medical Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics.
Gayle serves on public company and nonprofit boards, including The Coca-Cola Company, Organon, Palo Alto Networks, Brookings Institution, Center for Strategic and International Studies, New America, ONE Campaign, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Economic Club of Chicago. She worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, directing programs on HIV/AIDS and other global health issues.ĭr. An expert on global development, humanitarian, and health issues, she spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. Gayle was president and CEO of CARE, a leading international humanitarian organization. Under her leadership, the Trust adopted a new strategic focus on closing the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the Chicago region.įor almost a decade, Dr. She served in this role from October 2017 to June 2022. Gayle, MD, MPH, is the former president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation’s oldest and largest community foundations. Things that bode well for the future of Houston, we are getting more interest from firms overseas investing or visiting or somehow doing business in Houston.ĪLPHA (-) = San Francisco, Houston, Washington D.C.Helene D. Houston has seen close to 700 different announcements in the region over the last 10 years of foreign firms saying they are going to invest in Houston. The index ranks cities’ current performance based on a number of metrics, including business activity, human capital, information exchange, political engagement and cultural experience. ALPHA Class cities are defined as cities that are highly integrated areas, filling advanced service needs. That's 6 spots higher to Number 35 in the World. 14 It has a very diverse and balanced economy. 13 The Chicago area generated 689 billion in 2018. 12 The Global Cities Index ranked Chicago seventh in the world in 2017. The city of Houston has moved from BETA(+) to ALPHA(-) according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC). Globalization and World Cities Research Network lists Chicago as an alpha global city.
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