Charlotte Kennedy was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. She earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in Politics & International Affairs, Spanish and Latin American Studies at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Throughout her undergraduate degree, she participated in four study abroad programs covering eight countries. Charlotte is a graduate candidate in the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) program at Georgetown University. She is concentrating in Global Politics & Security, and pursuing the International Diplomatic Studies certificate.

She currently works at Counterpart International as a Program Associate, where she provides operational support to food security and governance projects in West Africa. Her prior work experience includes but does not limit to the Organization of American States, European Parliament, Inter-American Dialogue and Fernand Braudel Institute of World Economics. Charlotte speaks fluent Portuguese, Spanish and conversational French.