G. Michele Schimpp is the Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of International Trade and has over 20 years of experience managing U.S. government organizations and start-up operations related to global job creation, competitiveness and economic growth. She has worked with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. State Department, and the U.S. House of Representatives, leading programs and partnerships with the private sector, foundations, universities, federal and state agencies, as well as foreign legislatures and governments.

Michele served on the senior leadership team that established the U.S. Global Development Lab, a new entity within USAID to apply science, technology, innovation and partnerships to help hundreds of millions of people lift themselves out of extreme poverty. As the Director for Mission Engagement and Operations, she was responsible for the Lab’s engagement of more than 80 country missions overseas, as well as human resources and budget operations.

Michele served on the senior leadership team that established the U.S. Global Development Lab, a new entity within USAID to apply science, technology, innovation and partnerships to help hundreds of millions of people lift themselves out of extreme poverty. As the Director for Mission Engagement and Operations, she was responsible for the Lab’s engagement of more than 80 country missions overseas, as well as human resources and budget operations.

A Foreign Service Officer for ten years, Michele served in Haiti from 1995-1999. She has a M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of California at Berkeley and a B.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University.