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Kerry Ashforth currently serves as a Program Officer for the Global Equality Fund (GEF) at the U.S. Department of State. He has worked for over 25 years to promote and protect the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons, including by increasing resources dedicated to supporting transgender and intersex communities and issues. Most recently, he served as Interim Director of Programs and Interim Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice in New York. Previous roles include: grants and knowledge manager at the Arcus Foundation, international philanthropy and CSR associate at American Express, Program Officer at Humanities New York, and Student Pride coordinator at GLSEN. Kerry recently completed a sabbatical year, where he studied professional pastry arts at the International Culinary Center. He holds a B.M. in Music Theory and Composition from New York University, and a M.S. in Organizational Change Management from The New School University.