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Building a bold, shared vision for the future of development cooperation
The global development cooperation system is under strain and at a turning point. A new approach is needed — one that works for and includes everyone.
The Coalition is an independent and time-bound group that will co-create a new approach through intensive consultations with a broad range of actors. Supported by nearly 20 countries, and backed by five philanthropic organizations, the Coalition will bring diverse experience and perspectives from across governments, the private sector, civil society, academia, and philanthropy.
Over the next year, through deep consultation and rigorous analysis, the Coalition will develop actionable recommendations to reform the global development cooperation system. These recommendations will be taken directly to countries at all stages of development and institutions to inform, advise, and support implementation.
For more information, read the terms of reference for the Coalition
Alexia Latortue is a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD). Most recently, she served as the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development at the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Biden-Harris Administration.
In this role, she was the top policy advisor on climate, environment, and infrastructure; development finance and policy; trade and investment; and technical assistance. Alexia conceptualized and led the implementation of an initiative to evolve the multilateral development banks to be fit for purpose to help countries address 21st-century global challenges. She also spearheaded a strategy to use public finance to mobilize private capital into emerging markets. This was Alexia’s second tenure at Treasury, having previously served under the Obama-Biden Administration as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Development Policy. In 2025, she received the Alexander Hamilton Award, Treasury’s highest award.
Previously, Alexia was the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Deputy CEO and Managing Director for Corporate Strategy and served on the Executive Committee of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), where she drove a new strategy focused on climate, inclusion, and digital solutions, and led work preparing for an incremental expansion into Sub-Saharan Africa. Earlier, Alexia spent ten years at the World Bank working on financial inclusion, culminating in her role as Deputy CEO of CGAP. She has also held positions in private sector development, including with Development Alternatives, Inc.
Alexia received her M.A. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and her B.S. from Georgetown University. She serves on the boards of Suez and ODI Global and is a Special Advisor to the Trade and Development Bank Group.
The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) is a Pan-African economic policy institute supporting Africa’s long-term growth through transformation. ACET produces research, offers policy advice, and connects key stakeholders so that African countries are better positioned for smart, inclusive, and sustainable development that improves lives.
The Center for Global Development works to reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy and practice by the world’s top decision makers.