Meet Kaitlin McGarvey
Kaitlin McGarvey is the Global Philanthropy Director for VisionFund International. She has spent the last 15 years working in international development. Her work has focused on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), environmental peacebuilding, and economic empowerment. All of Kaitlin’s work, regardless of the sector, has been rooted in engaging women as agents of change for their communities and families.
Kaitlin has an LLM in Water Law and Policy from the University of Dundee in Scotland and an MSSc. in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University in Sweden.
Kaitlin’s academic research has focused on water security, hydro-diplomacy, and the inclusion of women in water management through local and transboundary institutions. She has conducted field research in the Lower Mekong Basin, the Nile Basin, the Seychelles, and India.
She currently lives in Spokane, WA with her husband and enjoys exploring the beautifully moody Pacific Northwest.