Ann Vaughan

Ann Vaughan is the Associate Vice President, Resilient Futures for CARE. In this role she advances partnerships and programs that support CARE’s work to help 25 million people become more climate resilient as well as unlock climate finance for vulnerable populations. She previously served as a Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security at USAID, helping to oversee Feed the Future, the US government’s global food security initiative. From 2021-2023, Ann helped create and lead the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE), a whole of government initiative to help 500 million people become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Throughout her time at USAID she championed efforts to reduce food loss and waste and advance more circular food systems. Prior to joining USAID, Ann oversaw a global flood resilience alliance, led advocacy efforts at Mercy Corps where she advanced legislation on food security and global fragility, served as a field officer for USAID in Kandahar, Afghanistan and was a foreign aid Appropriations Associate for US Congresswoman Nita Lowey. She started her international development career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Quilali, Nicaragua. She has her Master’s in International Development Studies with a focus on post-conflict reconstruction from George Washington University and Undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary.