Julia Kennedy

Development & Communications Director

Posner Center for International Development

Julia currently directs development and communications strategies at the Posner Center for International Development in Denver, CO. She joined the Posner Center community after returning from a Peace Corps Response assignment with the UN’s World Food Programme improving local capacity and field operations for food security, nutrition and gender equity programs in Kankan, Guinea. Julia has led strategic development and organizational change across a wide range of business domains from marketing to supply chain, business intelligence, human resources and information technology. Among various leadership roles at IBM building global and emerging market capabilities, she was VP of Business Transformation and IT based in India where she rolled out global programs in China, Eastern Europe and Africa, developed local talent and promoted the advancement of women. She holds a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University and a B.A. in Economics and French from Macalester College, studying in France at the University of Toulon and University of Rennes, Business School.