Madeleine K. Albright is Chair of Albright Stonebridge Group and Chair of Albright Capital Management LLC, an investment advisory firm focused on emerging markets.

Dr. Albright was the 64th Secretary of State of the United States. In 1997, she was named the first female Secretary of State and became, at that time, the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. As Secretary of State, Dr. Albright reinforced America's alliances, advocated democracy and human rights, and promoted American trade and business, labor, and environmental standards abroad. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Albright served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and as a member of the President's Cabinet. From 1989 to 1992, she served as President of the Center for National Policy. Previously she was a member of President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Council and White House staff from 1978 to 1981, and from 1976 to 1978, she served as Chief Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Edmund S. Muskie.

Dr. Albright is a Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. She chairs both the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, the Pew Global Attitudes Project and serves as president of the Truman Scholarship Foundation. Dr. Albright serves on the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Board of Trustees for the Aspen Institute. In 2009, Dr. Albright was asked by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to Chair a Group of Experts on NATO's New Strategic Concept.

Dr. Albright received a B.A. with Honors from Wellesley College, and Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Columbia University’s Department of Public Law and Government, as well as a Certificate from its Russian Institute. Dr. Albright is the author of four New York Times best-sellers. Her autobiography, Madam Secretary: A Memoir, was published in 2003. In 2006, Dr. Albright published The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs. Memo to the President: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership was published in 2008. Her latest book, Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box was published in 2009.

Selected writings and statements from Dr. Albright:

• Remarks at the Meeting of the Community of Democracies [2], July 3, 2010
• Remarks at the 2007 Democracy Luncheon [3], October 24, 2007
• A Cry for Zimbabwe: A Moment to End the Repression — Unless the World Retreats Into Silence [4], op-ed, Washington Post, March 29, 2007
• Statement to the people of Belarus [5], March 27, 2006
• Remarks at the ceremony of endorsement for the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation [6], October 27, 2005
• Remarks on Azerbaijan's November 2005 Parliamentary Elections [7], July 14, 2005
• Address to Kosovo Central Assembly [8], July 5, 2005
• Open Letter Concerning the Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Cuba [9], March 31, 2003