Dina Powell
Dina Powell
Dina Habib Powellis an American business executive, philanthropist and former U.S. policymaker. She is currently the head of Goldman Sachs’ Impact Investing business, global head of corporate engagement and president of Goldman Sachs Foundation. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Powell served as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Deputy Undersecretary of Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy for the United States government, and as the Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel, a senior staff member at the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinesswoman
CountryUnited States of America
Our nation must engage with the rest of the world. But to be successful, we must listen. Our interaction with the world must be a conversation, not a monologue... these exchanges are a strategic pillar of our nation's public diplomacy.
My parents wanted their daughters to reach their full potential. I joke that they said, 'We left our homeland so you could pursue your dreams - as long as you're a lawyer, a doctor, or an engineer.'
Honestly, I don't know what 'having it all' means. I do my best - that's what I want my daughters to see.
I'd worked in the state senate in college and seen how important legal decisions were. And at the last minute, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison said, 'Why don't you come do an internship?' That turned into almost 15 years in the government, in the White House, and at the State Department.